Dates
- Cover date
- June-July 1949
- On sale
- April 11, 1949
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: Jim Mooney, Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Henry Boltinoff, Raymond Perry, Lit-Win, Sam Glankoffinks: Ray Burnley, Charles Paris, Henry Boltinoff, Raymond Perry, Jim Mooney, Lit-Win, Sam Glankoffletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: Bill Finger, Henry Boltinoff, Lit-Win
Stories
- A Hairpin, a Hoe, a Hacksaw, a Hole in the Ground! · 12 pages
Determined to prove himself as the greatest master of comedy ever, the Joker launches a series of crimes stealing seemingly worthless items, while Batman and Robin try to uncover a pattern to the crimes.
- The Portrait of Doom! · 12 pages
Artist Carl Marlin captures the soul of a man when he paints a portrait of him. After painting Frank Fabian, Fabian kills Marlin, and then Fabian's portrait starts to change to show Fabian's evil side.
- How Baseball Began · 2 pages
- Batman Under the Sea! · 12 pages
While pursuing a villain on the ocean, Batman is thrown overboard and awakens to find himself in an undersea city with a race of mer-people who, to save Batman's life, have converted him into a mer-man!
Reprinted in
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Batman: The TV Stories (2013)