| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker |
| 1 | Editorial Advisory Board | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Jerry and the Pony Express | in-house column | 0.67 | script: Josette Frank | |
| 3 | The Joker's Advertising Campaign | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; un-named Editor of the Gotham Gazette; Presto (a magician, cameo); Miss Henley (switchboard operator); The Joker [also as Presto, the Magician] (villain) |
| 4 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff | Clancy |
| 6 | Payment in Full | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; District Attorney Lee Benson (also in flashback); Joe Dolan (villain, also in flashback, death); Dolan's gang (villains) |
| 7 | Gran'pa | comic story | 0.67 | | Gran'pa |
| 9 | Now on Sale | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | | |
| 10 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill; letters: Ray McGill | |
| 11 | Bandits in Toyland! | comic story | 13 | script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tom Willard; Grandma Drew; Van Courtley's butler; Hendrick's son; Henry Burton (villain); "Muscles Malone" (villain); Malone's Gang [Patsy Day; Johnny Teal] (villains) |
| 12 | Detective Comics; Leading Comics | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | | |
| 13 | All the Angles | text story | 2 | script: Edgar Wilton | Trigger Thames; Mr. Mains; Mrs. Mains |
| 14 | - | comic story | 2 | script: Tom McNamara; pencils: Tom McNamara; inks: Tom McNamara; letters: Tom McNamara | Grandpa Peters |
| 15 | The Big Eight! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | | |
| 16 | Four Birds of a Feather! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Buzzard Benny (villain); Joe Crow (villain); The Canary (villain, reforms) |