Detective Comics #62

(April 1942)

Bob and the Railroad (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, "Bob and the Railroad" by Sanford Tousey is reviewed.

Keywords:

book review

Laugh, Town, Laugh (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp ?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Happy Hanson [D]; Freddie Banter [D]; Denny Jackson; Claude S. Tilley [D]; Buster Parks; Ted Allenby [D]; The Joker (villain).

Synopsis:

Comedian Happy Hanson passes away, but leaves behind a strange will. A clause states that 5 top-notch comedians have the chance to tell the funniest joke in a contest, thereby winning clues Hanson has left leading to a fabulous fortune. Then......the Joker enters the contest and all bets are off!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991)

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-21-09.

none (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Shorty

[The Counterfeiters] (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Pierce Rice

Inks:

Louis Cazeneuve ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan; Tommy Carson; Schultz.

The Adventure of the Champagne Corks (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.

none (Table of Contents)

Grandpa Peters / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom McNamara [signed as Lefty O'Grady]

Pencils:

Tom McNamara [signed as Lefty O'Grady]

Inks:

Tom McNamara [signed as Lefty O'Grady]

Colors:

?

Letters:

Tom McNamara

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Grandpa Peters

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 3-21-09.

The Case of the Crazy Crimes (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; Joe Mogul (villain).

none (Table of Contents)

Silly Willy / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Silly Willy

[Mr. Mystery] (Table of Contents)

Air Wave / comic story / 7 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]; Mr. Mystery (villain); D.A. Cole.

The Thief (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edgar Weston (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

crime

The Case of the Murdered Commander (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Cliff Young (signed)

Inks:

Cliff Young (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Larry Steele

none (Table of Contents)

Rollin Stone / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray McGill (signed)

Pencils:

Ray McGill (signed)

Inks:

Ray McGill (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ray McGill

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 3-21-09.

Hogan's Happy Hollow! (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; Gloomy Gus.