| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 2 | The Riddle of the Missing Card! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Jack of Diamonds [Diamond Jack Duggan] (villain, introduction, death); Black Queen (villain, introduction, death); King of Clubs (villain, introduction) |
| 3 | True-isms.. | cartoon | 1 | script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff | |
| 4 | Quiz Box | cartoon | 1 | script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff | |
| 5 | Sports Shorts | cartoon | 0.5 | script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff | |
| 6 | World's Best Value! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.5 | letters: typeset | |
| 7 | Book of Enchantment | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Anderson (inventor); Enid Anderson (the Professor's daughter); Father Time; Simple Simon; Humpty Dumpty; Gruel the Black Witch (villain); Burn (villain, the Man of Fire, death); Freeze (villain, the Man of Ice, death); a dragon (villain, death); |
| 8 | Jungle Fun | cartoon | 1 | pencils: Bill Carney; inks: Bill Carney | |
| 9 | The "Big Six" Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 10 | The Case of the Honest Crook! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joseph Sands (introduction); Ann Sands [nee Ann Davis] (Joe's wife, introduction); un-named shopkeeper; un-named doctor; Smiley Sikes (villain, introduction); Matty Link (villain, introduction, death) |
| 11 | The Justice Society of America Proudly Presents All-Star No. 5! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 12 | Too Much Knowledge | text story | 1.5 | script: Clem Gordon; pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff Young | James Stoms; Miss Stoms; John Burton; Mr. Eggleton; Richard Bemin |
| 13 | Here's That Man Again! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.5 | letters: typeset | Superman |
| 14 | Jest Jokin' | cartoon | 1 | script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill; letters: Ray McGill | |
| 15 | Curios.. | cartoon | 1 | script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff | |
| 16 | Detective Comics | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | | |
| 17 | Crime Does Not Pay | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Trigger Burns]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page (introduction); Mrs. Grogan (Tommy's mother); Tommy Grogan; Mike Grogan (villain, Tommy's brother, introduction, death); Joe (villain) |