Detective Comics #61

(March 1942)

The Three Racketeers (Table of Contents)

Batman With Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp ?

Job Number:

N-981

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; "Crafty" Cal Clate (villain); Professor Post (villain)

Synopsis:

Three former racketeers sit about a table playing cards in prison discussing how the Batman and Robin brought their dreams of easy wealth to a disastrous end.

Reprints:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #258 (September-October 1974)
• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991)
• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #258 (September-October 1974).

Keywords:

Batmobile; Batplane

Indexer Notes

The splash panel has a sign on a building that reads "Jack Miller", one of the writers for DC on Batman and other features.

[The Mysterious Green Bottle] (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Louis Cazeneuve

Inks:

Louis Cazeneuve

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan

Crime Stalks the Barnyard! (Table of Contents)

Cliff Crosby / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Pierce Rice

Inks:

Arturo Cazeneuve

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cliff Crosby; Kay Nevers.

Sons of Liberty by Gertrude Robinson (Table of Contents)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank (signed)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

The book "Sons of Liberty" by Gertrude Robinson is reviewed.

Keywords:

book review

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-20-09.

The Beggars Rebellion (Table of Contents)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Charles Paris

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing.

Indexer Notes

Inker and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

The Seal (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Cliff Young

Inks:

Cliff Young

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Larry Steele; The Seal (I, villain).

Ghost Copper (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Norman Goss (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[Eliminate Air-Wave!] (Table of Contents)

Air Wave / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Murray Boltinoff?

Pencils:

Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Prof. Gurn (I, villain); D. A. Cole; Sandra Stowe; The Scarlatti Gang.

Synopsis:

Professor Gurn uses his science to defeat Air-Wave's technology.

[Chandra Chun] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Sherman

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Tom Hogan; Chandra Chun [villain].

Synopsis:

Slam smashes a fortune teller's racket.