(June 1942)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Detective Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth; [Murray Boltinoff; Mort Weisinger]
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age US; Standard Silver Age US; Standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint; Glossy
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched; Squarebound
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #1 (October 2010) [page 12, panel 9], #1 (October 2010) [page 12, panel 9], #1 (October 2010) [page 7, panel 5 on pages 8 and 9 of intro], #1 (October 2010) [page 12, panel 9]
-
[no title indexed]
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Jerry Robinson
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #258 (September-October 1974)
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991)
-
The Joker Walks the Last Mile
Batman / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain).
- Synopsis:
- Depressed because he can not freely move about and spend the stole wealth he has in his possession, the Joker turns himself in, is sentenced to die and is executed.....all so that he can live again and have the freedom he desires!
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Smiles / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
The Commandos Are Coming
Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils:
- Joe Simon
- Inks:
- Jack Kirby
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure; war
- Characters:
- The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan Haasen; Alfy Twidgett; Pierre Chavard] (introduction); Victor Renaud; LaFarge; Major Von Karp (villain)
- Synopsis:
- LaFarge joins the Commandos to help free Victor Renaud from the Gestapo.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Mister Miracle (DC, 1971 series) #8 (May - June 1972)
- in The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #1 (October 2010)
-
The Adventure of the Wild Men
The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 10 pages
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.
Murder in the Monument
Spy / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Pierce Rice
- Inks:
- Arturo Cazeneuve
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Bart Regan
Questionable Character
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edgar Weston (signed)
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
The Mystery of His Master's Voice
Air Wave / comic story / 7 pages
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]; Captain Saltz; Father Kind; Static (intro- Air Wave's parrot).
The Boy's Book of Magnetism by Raymond F. Yeates
Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Josette Frank (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Synopsis:
- Featured is a review of "The Boy's Book of Magnetism" by Raymond F. Yeates.
- Keywords:
- book review
The Mystery of the Unfortunate Teddy Bear
Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Howard Sherman
- Inks:
- Howard Sherman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Howard Sherman
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Batman -
1.
The Joker Walks the Last Mile
Batman -
2.
[no title indexed]
Smiles -
3.
The Commandos Are Coming
Boy Commandos -
4.
The Adventure of the Wild Men
The Crimson Avenger -
5.
Murder in the Monument
Spy -
6.
Questionable Character
-
7.
The Mystery of His Master's Voice
Air Wave -
8.
The Boy's Book of Magnetism by Raymond F. Yeates
Good Books Worth Reading -
9.
The Mystery of the Unfortunate Teddy Bear
Slam Bradley
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Matthew Peets
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- R. J. Roper
- Per Sandell
- Gene Reed
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bill Wormstedt
- Bob Klein
- Mike Tiefenbacher
- Jerry Bails (R.I.P.)
- Carl Gafford
- John Greb
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Jeremy Heier
- Chris Launder
- Terry Vraspir
- Craig Delich
- Mike Bowen
- Gregory Fischer
- Dwayne Best
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Gordon
- Max Capp
- Ed Boner
All portions of the Grand Comics Database, except where noted otherwise, are
copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.