| 0 | The Case of the 48 Jokers | cover | 1 | pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker |
| 1 | Editorial Advisory Board | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.33 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | World's Finest Comics; Wonder Woman; Comic Cavalcade | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.67 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | The Case of the 48 Jokers! | comic story | 12 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Joe Letterese | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); the Joker Syndicate (villains, introduction for all); Commissioner James Gordon; Duke Wilson |
| 6 | Bruce Wayne, Rookie Policeman! | comic story | 13 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Johnson; Mike Granite (death); Jack Bennett; The Longshoreman Kid (villain, introduction); Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth |
| 7 | Fluffy | comic story | 1 | script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube; letters: Phil Berube | Fluffy |
| 9 | Buzzy Says Stay in School -- Give Yourself a Break! | public service announcement | 1 | script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira Schnapp | Buzzy Brown; Susie |
| 10 | It's Your Future | text article | 2 | pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry | Paul E. Teschan; Marilyn Rohrer; Alice Dale; Nancy Stafford; Dwight Willard Taylor |
| 11 | - | comic story | 0.5 | script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff | Casey the Cop |
| 14 | The Bandit of the Bells! | comic story | 12 | pencils: Bob Kane, Charles Paris; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Gong [Ed Peale] (villain, introduction); Henry Morton |
| 17 | Hollywood's Top Adventure Star! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | | |