| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Jerry Robinson | Batman; Robin |
| 1 | - | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Detective Comics #57 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 3 | Twenty-Four Hours to Live! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Jasper Sneed's doctor; Lucille Sneed (Jasper's orphan niece, opera singer); Mrs. Biggs (Jasper Sneed's widowed sister); Stanley Bigg's (Mrs. Bigg's son); John Harvey (Jasper Sneed's former business partner); Hosmer Clay (Jasper Sneed's cousin, |
| 4 | Detective Comics #58 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 5 | One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups of All Time!! | 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; The Great Bustolli (sculptor, cameo); Count Perel; Jones (museum guard); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] [also as Mr. Boniface] (villain, introduction); The Boss (villain, death); Boss' gang (villains) |
| 6 | Batman #8 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 7 | Stone Walls Do Not a Prison Make | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Paul "Killer" Sikes]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Warden Higgins; Russo's lawyer; Big Mike Russo (villain, introduction); Al [as Warden Higgins] (villain); Trigger Sherman (villain) |
| 8 | The Strange Case of Professor Radium! | 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; unnamed Coroner; Johnston (Ross' assistant, introduction, death); Mary Lamont (Ross's fiance, introduction, death); Mary's Maid (introduction); Professor Radium [Professor Henry Ross] (villain, introduction, death) |
| 9 | The Superstition Murders! | 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; Banks (writer); Fred Brooks (show financer, death); Miss Francine (death); Paul Mett; Johnny Glim (villain, play author, introduction) |
| 10 | The Cross Country Crimes! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as I. Namtab]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; G. Henry Mover (F.B.I. head); John (play writer); The Joker (villain) |
| 11 | Detective Comics #59 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 12 | The King of the Jungle! | comic story | 13 | script: Joe Greene; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Lefty Larry (villain, murderer); Mike the Tramp (villain, arsonist); Bignose Murphy (villain) |
| 13 | World's Finest Comics #4 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 14 | The Ghost Gang Goes West! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Laff Brunt (villain); The Ghost Gang (villains, introduction) |
| 15 | Detective Comics #60 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray, Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 16 | Case of the Costume-Clad Killers | comic story | 13 | script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: Ira Schnapp | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Joker's gang [as Sergeant Dix; others un-named] (villains) |
| 17 | Batman #9 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Jerry Robinson | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 18 | The Four Fates! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John (radio listener); Jaffeer (death); Commissioner James Gordon; Villains: Fritz (villain); John "Mousey" Meggs (villain, death); Albert "Slick" Dandy (villain, death); Pete "Nails" Logan (villain, death); Mortimer "Brains" Brinig (villain, death) |
| 19 | The White Whale! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Villains: Captain Burly (villain, death); Mr. Radbey (villain, insurance company Secretary, death) |
| 20 | The Case of the Lucky Law-Breakers! | comic story | 12 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker (villain); Trigger Tom (villain); Nick Bacy (villain) |
| 21 | Christmas | 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; Linda Page; Timmy Cratchit; Bob Cratchit; Hal Fink (villain); Fink's gang (villains) |
| 22 | Detective Comics #61 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| 23 | The Three Racketeers! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: Ira Schnapp | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Charters; "Crafty" Cal Clate (villain); Professor Post (villain); unnamed racketeer (villain) |