Detective Comics #45

(November 1940)

The Case of the Laughing Death (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 (also backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); District Attorney Carter [D].

Synopsis:

The Joker returns to polish off his enemies, starting with the D.A., then sets his sites on a $500,000 green jade Buddha.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

Added background ink credit verified by George Roussos. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-22-09.

[Glover Green] (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Ed Moore

Inks:

Ed Moore

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan; Glover Green (villain).

none (Table of Contents)

Book Review / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 2-22-09.

[The Lady Cabdriver] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen?

Inks:

Irwin Hasen?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Larry Steele; Slug Malone; Monk Albee [villain].

[The Agita-Pulverizo Ray] (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 (with cape, Lee Travis); Professor Crawford.

[The Bowling Bowl Bombers] (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-mystery

Characters:

Speed Saunders

Open Evidence (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Clem Gordon (signed)

Pencils:

Fred Ray

Inks:

Fred Ray

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[The Airplane Murder] (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-mystery

Characters:

Steve Malone; Kay Hogan (D).

Murder at the Polo Games (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Chad Grothkopf

Pencils:

Chad Grothkopf

Inks:

Chad Grothkopf

Colors:

?

Letters:

Chad Grothkopf

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cliff Crosby

[The Charity Racket] (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-mystery

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Janet Pierce.