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78August 1943
$0.10

Detective Comics #78

DC · August 1943 · on sale 1943-06-19

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#78
Publication date
August 1943
Key date
1943-08-00
On-sale date
1943-06-19
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Bond Wagoncover1pencils: Jack Burnley, Jerry Robinson; inks: Jack Burnley, George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Indian Paint -- The Story of an Indian Pony by Glen Balchin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
3The Bond Wagoncomic story13script: Joe Greene; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Matt Wilkins [as Captain John Paul Jones] (ex-sea Captain); Passin' Pete Arnold [as Nathan Hale] (former football player); ? [as General George Washington]; ? [as Ethan Allen]; Baron von Luger (villain); Karpf (villain); Adolf Hitler (villain, image); the
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1
5The Meanest Muggs in the World!comic story7.67script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
6World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
7The Prevue Murderscomic story10script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Charles ParisThe Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Jo-Jo Jordan; Mad Dog Larsen (villain)
8-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry
9Outlaw Serenadetext story2script: Tex Duane; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
10Menace of the Mouse-Traps!comic story7script: Joe Samachson; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos; colors: George Roussos; letters: George RoussosAir Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static
11Laffscartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
12Boy Commandos; Batmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
13Freedom Stationcomic story12script: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; pencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Howard FergusonBoy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett; Andre Chavard]; Adolf Hitler (villain)

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman Archives #3
ISBN 1-56389-099-2
1994On eBay ›
The Batman Chronicles #10
ISBN 978-1-4012-2895-8
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The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #2
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2016On eBay ›
Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 #[nn]
ISBN 9780785832836
2015On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-6902-9
2017On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-8461-9
2018On eBay ›

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