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72February 1943
$0.10

Detective Comics #72

DC · February 1943 · on sale 1942-12-19

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#72
Publication date
February 1943
Key date
1943-02-00
On-sale date
1942-12-19
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0License for Larcenycover1pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry RobinsonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Larry the Judge
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Young Mac of Fort Vancouver by Mary Jane Carrin-house column0.67script: Raymond Buck Jr.
3License for Larcenycomic story13script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; J. Spencer Larson [Larry the Judge] (villain, investment broker); Second Story Sam (villain); Iron Jaw (villain); Gas-Pipe Grogan (villain); Bigfoot (villain); Muggsy (villain); Lefty (villain); Shorty (villain); Tommy the Twitch
4Gagscartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5Batmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6Petals of Perilcomic story12script: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; pencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Howard FergusonBoy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett]; Cheeder
7-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
8Brand New!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
9John Cabottext article1script: Sidney Elias
10The Adventure of the Wrong Numberscomic story10script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Charles ParisThe Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing
11-comic story0.44script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffClancy
14The Target Murdercomic story6pencils: Chuck Winter; inks: Chuck WinterBart Regan
15Baptism of Firetext story2script: Tex Dexter
16Larry Jordan vs. Air Wave!comic story7script: Murray Boltinoff; pencils: Lee Harris; inks: Charles ParisAir Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static (his parrot); John Fields
17Laffscartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
18Plenty of Punch!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
19The Mystery of the Missing Monkey!comic story8pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
20-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 2.56 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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