| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson | Batman; Robin |
| 1 | - | table of contents | 2 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | - | illustration | 1 | script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane | Batman; Robin |
| 3 | Detective Comics #39 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 4 | The Horde of the Green Dragon! | comic story | 12 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry Robinson | The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Julie Madison (cameo); Henry Crandall (millionaire); John Cobb (millionaire); Cobb's chauffeur (death); Wong (unofficial Mayor of Chinatown, death); The Green Dragon (villains) |
| 5 | Detective Comics #40 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Clayface [Basil Karlo] |
| 6 | The Murders of Clayface | comic story | 12 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Julie Madison; Kenneth Todd [as "The Terror"] (movie star); Mr. Bentley (movie director); Ned Norton (former movie actor); Lorna Dane (movie star, death); Fred Walker (Lorna's old sweetheart, death); Clayface [Basil Karlo] (villain, introduction); Roxy Bre |
| 7 | Detective Comics #41 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 8 | The Masked Menace of the Boys' School | comic story | 12 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ted Spencer (student at a boy's school); Principal Blake (Principal of a boy's school, death); Mr. Greer (former school teacher); Mr. Hodges (History teacher); escaped maniac (villain); Mr. Graves [aka The Masked Man] (villain, Art teacher) |
| 9 | Batman #2 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 10 | The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; E. S. Arthur (wealthy gem collector, death); Johnny (newsboy); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain); the Crime Syndicate, Inc. [The Joker; Weasel; Mugface; Circus Charlie (poses as Batman, death); others unnamed] (villains, introduct |
| 11 | Wolf, the Crime Master | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cyrus Craig (museum owner); Adam Lamb [aka Wolf] (villain, Craig's museum custodian, introduction, death); the Wolf's gang (villains, introduction for all) |
| 12 | The Case of the Clubfoot Murders | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Harley Storme (millionaire, death); Portia (Harley Storme's niece); Abel Storme (Harley's brother, death); Carl Storme (Harley's brother); Roger Storme (Harley's son, death); Clubfoot (introduction); Ward [as Clubfoot] (villain, |
| 13 | The Case of the Missing Link | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Drake (death); Goliath (prehistoric man, death); pygmies (villains, some die); Hackett (villain, circus owner, introduction); Snead (villain, circus owner, introduction); Grimes (villain, introduction, death) |
| 14 | New York World's Fair Comics (1939 series) #[2] | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 15 | Batman and Robin Visit the 1940 New York World's Fair | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Travers (President of Travers Engineers); Ann (Vreekill's niece); Dr. Hugo Vreekill (villain, introduction, death); Joey (villain); Limpy (villain) |
| 16 | Detective Comics #42 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 17 | The Case of the Prophetic Pictures | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jim; Antal Ryder (an artist); Mikoff (an artist); Mr. Drake (socialite); Carmen Largo (opera singer, death); Mr. Vangild (death); Mr. Warren (death); Mr. Tavers; Mr. Bleek (Wiley's agent and manager); Mr. Wiley (villain, painting |
| 18 | Detective Comics #43 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 19 | The Case of the City of Terror | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ryder; Carter; Mayor Harliss Greer (villain, former City Council President); "Bugs" Norton (villain); Norton's gang [Blackie; others un-named] (villains) |
| 20 | Detective Comics #44 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 21 | The Land behind the Light! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Marko (inventor); Gorl (villain, official hunter to the King); un-named King (villain) |
| 22 | Batman #3 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 23 | The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Craig (scientist); The Puppet Master [Dmitri] (villain, introduction); Dmitri's assistants (villains, introduction for all) |
| 24 | The Ugliest Man in the World | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective McGonigle; Harvey Dodge (Wayne's friend, victim of ugly condition); Carter (victim of ugly condition); Dr. Ekhart; John Tyler; Mrs. Tyler; Carlson [as Larry Larrimore] (villain, leader of the Ugly Horde, introduction, d |
| 25 | The Crime School for Boys!! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tommy (reformed villain); Eddie (reformed villain); Big Boy Daniels (villain, introduction); Daniel's mob (villains, introduction for all); "Pockets" (villain, crime school instructor, introduction, death) |
| 26 | The Batman Vs. the Cat-Woman! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective McGonigle; Jerry; The Diamond Syndicate [D. Calvert (Syndicate Secretary, death); Mr. Darr; Mr. Blake; Mr. Hoffer; Mr. Darrel]; The Cat-Woman [aka The Cat] [Selina Kyle] (villain); Hoffer (villain); Blake (villain); Mr. |
| 27 | The Batman Says | public service announcement | 1 | script: Whitney Ellsworth; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley; letters: Betty Bentley | The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 28 | Detective Comics #45 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Bruce Wayne] |
| 29 | The Case of the Laughing Death! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; museum caretaker; District Attorney Carter (death); The Joker [also as A. Rekoj] (villain); Joker's gang (villains) |