| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Jerry Robinson | Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne |
| 1 | Batman in the Forties | illustration | 1 | pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson | Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne |
| 2 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 3 | pencils: ? (border art); inks: ? (border art); colors: ? (border art); letters: typeset | |
| 3 | Introduction | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 3 | script: Bill Schelly | Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne |
| 4 | Milestones | text article | 2 | pencils: Bob Kane, Fred Ray; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, Fred Ray | Batman, Dick Grayson, Clark Kent, Robin, Superman, Bruce Wayne |
| 5 | The Case of the Chemical Syndicate | comic story | 6 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane; letters: Bob Kane | Batman, Commissioner James Gordon, Bruce Wayne |
| 6 | The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom | comic story | 2 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Sheldon Moldoff | Batman Origin, Joe Chill, Bruce Wayne Origin, Martha Wayne Death, Thomas Wayne Death |
| 7 | Robin the Boy Wonder | comic story | 12 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry Robinson | Batman, Dick Grayson Origin, John Grayson Death, Mary Grayson Death, Mr. Haly, Robin Origin, Bruce Wayne, Tony Zucco |
| 8 | The People vs. the Batman | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne |
| 9 | The Origin of the Batman! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp | Batman, Joe Chill Death, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne, Martha Wayne Death, Thomas Wayne Death |
| 10 | Props | text article | 2 | pencils: Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Win Mortimer, Fred Ray, Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, Charles Paris, Win Mortimer | Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne |
| 11 | The Joker Follows Suit! | comic story | 13 | pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George Roussos | Batman, Dick Grayson, Joker, Robin, Bruce Wayne |
| 12 | The Penny Plunderers! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Ray Burnley | Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne |
| 13 | The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave! | comic story | 12 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Ira Schnapp | Batman, Harvey Dent, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Joker, Robin, Two-Face, Bruce Wayne |
| 14 | The Batman Family | text article | 2 | pencils: Fred Ray, Dick Sprang, Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; inks: Fred Ray, Dick Sprang, Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson | Batman, Dick Grayson, Clark Kent, Robin, Superman, Bruce Wayne |
| 15 | Alfred, Armchair Detective! | comic story | 4 | script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: Ira Schnapp | Dick Grayson, Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne |
| 16 | Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson! | comic story | 12 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson; letters: George Roussos | Batman, Alfred Beagle, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne |
| 17 | Clocks of Doom! | comic story | 10 | script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Winslow Mortimer; inks: Winslow Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp | Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne |
| 18 | The Villains | text article | 2 | pencils: Dick Sprang, Bob Kane, Winslow Mortimer, Bob Kane; inks: Dick Sprang, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, Winslow Mortimer, Bob Kane | Batman, Jonathan Crane, Dick Grayson, Edward Nigma, Riddler, Robin, Scarecrow, Bruce Wayne |
| 19 | Your Face Is Your Fortune! | comic story | 13 | script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman, Catwoman, Dick Grayson, Selina Kyle, Robin, Bruce Wayne |
| 20 | The Scoop of the Century! | comic story | 12 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Schwartz; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp | Batman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, The Mad Hatter, Robin, Jervis Tetch, Vicki Vale, Bruce Wayne |
| 21 | Clayface Walks Again! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman, Clayface, Dick Grayson, Basil Karlo, Julie Madison, Robin, Bruce Wayne |
| 22 | The End of Two-Face! | comic story | 12 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George Roussos | Batman, Gilda Kent, Dick Grayson, Harvey Kent, Robin, Two-Face, Bruce Wayne |
| 23 | Half-Man Half-Monster | comic story | 9 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp | Batman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne |
| 24 | Contributors | text article | 3 | letters: typeset | |
| 25 | The True Story of Batman and Robin! How a Big-Time Comic Is Born! | comic story | 5 | script: Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, Bernie Breslauer; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer | Batman, Dick Grayson, Bob Kane, Robin, Bruce Wayne |
| 26 | In the Forties... | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray, Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson | Batman, Dick Grayson, Joker, Robin, Bruce Wayne |