Issue Contents:
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Your Red Cross Must Carry On!
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Coaltown, U.S.A.
"In various parts of our country there are thousands of unsung darers of danger!"
Storyline
A greedy mine owner gets on the wrong side of the people in his community by firing the local school teacher and by refusing to institute safe mine conditions for the workers.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Emma Dodd (school teacher)
- Sally McGraw
- Jack McGraw (mine worker, Sally's father)
- Todd Reed (Julius' son)
- Julius Reed (villain, mine owner)
- Kale (villain)
Credits
- Script: Don C. Cameron
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
"Wish I had a gun, Pepsi--spos'n a bear came after me!"
Storyline
Two cartoon policemen, Pepsi and Pete, ski through a snowy wood and encounter a friendly, cartoonish bear.
"My only game was tiddlywinks until I started eating Wheaties."
Credits
- Pencils: Walter Laureysens
- Inks: Walter Laureysens
The Case of the Unlucky Treasure Hunters!
"Too bad, wolf... just because a sap shoots you instead of the cop he aims at, you lose your leg."
Characters
- Air Wave [Larry Jordan]
- Static
- Wolf Carson
Credits
- Pencils: George Roussos
- Inks: George Roussos
- Colors: George Roussos
- Letters: George Roussos
A Swell New Series of Comic Buttons
Turnabout Tactics!
"What's new in the news, big fella?"
Characters
- Slam Bradley
- Shorty Morgan
- Pearly Culp
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: John Daly
"Say, Pop, are you still buying bonds on that payroll deduction plan?"
Soft Touch
"Bingham's was jammed with shoppers who pressed and pushed and tugged through all seven floors of the department store."
Storyline
Willie Barlow, a seasoned pickpocket, poses as a store Santa to lift wallets during the Christmas rush. He robs the toy department, is caught when a store detective exposes the hidden loot, and the twist reveals the real Santa is an unsuspecting, deaf janitor.
Credits
- Script: Al Martin
Featuring "Three-Ring" Binks
"Binks! I want you t'meet "Twisto", the greatest contortionist that ever contorted every joint in his body into a perfect facsimile of an octopus backing out of a one-way, dead-end street!"
Characters
- Three-Ring Binks
Phil Cavarretta
"You here again?"
Storyline
Phil Cavaretta, 1945 batting champion, stars in a colorful Wheaties comic ad: action panels show him at bat, running bases, and praising his breakfast routine; the strip links athletic success to eating Wheaties and offers a coupon for a 32‑page baseball manual.
Reconversion for Rats!
"Mechanical limbs and plastic eyes can't stop a gallant group of G.I. heroes who band together to lick the problem of postwar jobs!"
Characters
- The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter
- Alfy Twidgett
- Andre Chavard
- Jan Haasan
- Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]]
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Steve Brodie
How Thom McAn Tamed a Tornado
"Look! A giant tornado...headed this way!"
We Give You America's Greatest Billfold Bargain!
Story Notes
Sold by Illinois Merchandise Mart. Inside back cover.