Detective Comics #44

(October 1940)

The Land Behind the Light (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

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

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Marko; Gorl [villain]; un-named King [villain].

Synopsis:

Batman & Robin follow Dr. Marco into his invention, which hurls them into the 4th Dimension, and which is inhabited by a race of giants and a race of midgets. They discover upon their capture that the King of the giants intends to invade their world.

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.

[The Immigration Case] (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; Homer Winslow; Judge Greene.

[The Inevitable Nephew] (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; Voney; Kit Walters.

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 9signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing.

Indexer Notes

The Avenger sports a new costume in this story: red and yellow tights with a cape.

none (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Winiarski (signed as Fran Miller)

Inks:

Ed Winiarski (signed as Fran Miller)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Speed Saunders

Death of a Star (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sean McDougal (signed)

Pencils:

? (signed as Kenny)

Inks:

? (signed as Kenny)

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

crime

none (Table of Contents)

Steve Malone, District Attorney / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Don Lynch (signed)

Inks:

Don Lynch (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Steve Malone

The Gold Bug (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Brief synopsis of the Edgar Allan Poe book, "The Gold Bug".

Indexer Notes

Synopsis and writer credit added by Craig Delich 2-22-09.

The Isle of Vampires (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; Dr. Banzor [villain].

[The Kidnapping] (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; Shoty Morgan; Marda Erich; Billings; Paul Erich.