| 0 | The Man Behind the Red Hood | cover | 1 | pencils: Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: George Roussos; letters: Ira Schnapp | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Red Hood [The Joker] |
| 1 | Big Town | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | | |
| 2 | The Man Behind the Red Hood! | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Lew Sayre Schwartz, Win Mortimer; inks: George Roussos | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dean Chalmers (of State University); Paul Wong (student); Jimmy Kale (student); Earl "Farmerboy" Benson (villain, ex-con, university gardener); The Red Hood [The Joker] (villain, origin); unnamed crime victim; unnamed police offi |
| 3 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff | Peg |
| 6 | The Electric Thinking Cap! | comic story | 7.67 | pencils: Dan Barry; inks: Dan Barry | Roy Raymond; Mr. Churney; Karen |
| 10 | Editorial Advisory Board | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.5 | letters: typeset | |
| 11 | The Return of the Iron Man! | comic story | 6 | pencils: Frank Bolle; inks: Frank Bolle | Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis] |
| 12 | - | activity | 0.75 | script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo | |
| 14 | The World of Adventure in Books | public service announcement | 1 | script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp | Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; The Shining Knight [Sir Justin] |
| 15 | Your Thinking Cap | text article | 2 | script: William Morrison | |
| 16 | - | comic story | 0.5 | script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff | Jerry |
| 18 | Tomahawk | promo (ad from the publisher) | 0.67 | | |
| 19 | - | statement of ownership | 0.33 | letters: typeset | |
| 20 | Ten Little Indians! | comic story | 10 | pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani | Pow-Wow Smith |