Detective Comics #43

(September 1940)

The Case of the City of Terror (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (also backgrounds); George Roussos (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ryder; Carter; Mayor Harliss Greer [villain; "Bugs" Norton [villain]; Blackie [villain].

Synopsis:

Bruce and Dick head out on a cross-country vacation to get away from crime, but when they arrive in a small town, they discover that a new Mayor has ties to organized crime, and has established gambling dens and other rackets in town, all protected by Police officer's on the take.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 [Standard printing] ([June] 1990)

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-22-09.

none (Table of Contents)

Silly Situations / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Hal Sherman (signed)

Inks:

Hal Sherman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gags

[Hlak Sisto] (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Moore

Inks:

Ed Moore

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan; Hlak Sisto [villain].

[The Archer Kidnapping Case] (Table of Contents)

Red Logan, Ace Reporter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)

Inks:

Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Red Logan

Synopsis:

Red quits his job and goes undercover.

Theft in the Abbey (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Cooper (signed)

Pencils:

? (signed as Kenny)

Inks:

? (signed as Kenny)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

crime

none (Table of Contents)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Hop Yin (villain).

none (Table of Contents)

Monthly Book Review / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

none (Table of Contents)

Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox?

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Inks:

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fred Guardineer

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Speed Saunders

[Jonas Henkel] (Table of Contents)

Larry Steele, Private Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ken Ernst (signed)

Inks:

Ken Ernst (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Larry Steele; Dr. Evans; Jonas Henkel [villain].

[Along the Congo] (Table of Contents)

Young America's Hero, Cliff Crosby / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)

Pencils:

Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)

Inks:

Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Chad Grothkopf

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cliff Crosby; The Skull [villain].

[The Winters Brothers] (Table of Contents)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Howard Sherman (signed)

Inks:

Howard Sherman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Sherman

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Jessica Mason; Gerard Winters; Gregor Winters.