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98April 1945
$0.10

Detective Comics #98

DC · April 1945 · on sale 1945-02-20

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#98
Publication date
April 1945
Key date
1945-04-00
On-sale date
1945-02-20
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick SprangBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67letters: typeset
3The King of the Hoboes!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne; also as Boxcar Bill]; Robin [Dick Grayson; also as Slugger Junior]; Alfred Pennyworth; Frisco Fred (hobo); Casper Thurbridge (bank President); Silvers Silke (villain); Soapy Waters (villain)
5Audacious Alibi!comic story6.67pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
6-public service announcement0.33
8Millimetre-Gun Murphycomic story4script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrThree-Ring Binks
10Sound Effects by Air Wavecomic story6pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos; colors: George Roussos; letters: George RoussosAir Wave [Larry Jordan]
11A Slide for Lifetext story2script: Alton Black
12Scuffy the Trampcomic story0.5pencils: Lit Win; inks: Lit WinScuffy
15The Trial of Field Marshal von Augen!comic story12pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveThe Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Andre Chavard; Alfy Twidgett; Jan Haasan; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]]; Field Marshall von Augen (villain)

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman Archives #4
ISBN 1-56389-414-9		1998On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7359-0		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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