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83January 1944
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Detective Comics #83

DC · January 1944 · on sale 1943-11-20

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#83
Publication date
January 1944
Key date
1944-01-00
On-sale date
1943-11-20
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleyBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2Accidentally on Purpose!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Henry Corliss (jewelry store owner); John Kling (stockbroker); Dr. Goodwin (villain); Biff Bannon [also called Biff Bannister] (villain, gang boss)
4Vanishing Needles!comic story8script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
5Eighth Column!comic story5.67pencils: John Daly; inks: John DalyThe Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Tinkler; Blivins
6All Funny Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
7The Message of the Moccasins!comic story6pencils: Chuck Winter; inks: Chuck WinterBart Regan
8Paid in Fulltext story2script: Emory Blake; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1
10The Case of the Runaway Plane!comic story6script: Joe Samachson; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos; colors: George Roussos; letters: George RoussosAir Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static; Buddy Jordan; Jimmy Blake; Spike (villain); McClain (villain); Slug (villain)
12-cartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
13The Triumph of Cholly the Chimpcomic story12script: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; pencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; inks: Joe SimonThe Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett]; Cholly the Chimp; Herr Von Pigh (villain); Stoohl (villain)

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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