Detective Comics #414

(August 1971)

Polaris Nuclear Sub (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Monster Size Monsters (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Legend of the Key Hook Lighthouse! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil (credited)

Pencils

Irv Novick (credited)

Inks

Dick Giordano (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Editing

Julius Schwartz (credited)

Job Number

S-817?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Forty years past, on a chill bleak night, the wind screamed and the sea churned.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman; General Ruizo

Reprints

• in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #24 (1972)
• in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #2/1972 ([mars ?] 1972)
• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #165 (Circa May 1973)
• in The Super Heroes (Egmont UK, 1980 series) #v1#2 (1980)
• in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #6 ([March] 2016)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
First page of story includes the indicia at bottom of page.

The Weird World of Aurora (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman's Hot-Line / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Murphy Anderson ?

Inks

Murphy Anderson ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

S-838

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Mike Paolucci, David Hendricks, Guy Lillian and Dennis Palumbo.

Military Men! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Military Diamond Sales Rings / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Invitation to Murder! (Table of Contents: 7)

Batgirl / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Robbins (credited)

Pencils

Don Heck (credited)

Inks

Don Heck (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

S-819

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dance, Batgirl! Dance while you still can!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Jason Bard; Tiz Marlow; Robbie Marlow

Reprints

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #1/1972 (8. Januar 1972)
• in Showcase Presents: Batgirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([September] 2007)
• in Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2018 series) #1 (2017 [February 2018])

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story continues in Detective Comics #415.

Over 30 Top Folk Recording Stars on 4 LP Records (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Folk Records / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Happy-Go-Lucky Games - Toys - Puzzles - Novelties (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Lucky Clover Club Games and Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fly Your Own 747 Jumbo Jet! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

747 Jumbo Jet Model / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Dear Fans (Table of Contents: 11)

National Periodical Publications, Inc. / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Carmine Infantino (credited) (signed as Carmine) (editorial director)

Colors

? (page color)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let's stop and rap a moment...we owe you an explanation!

Indexer Notes

Carmine Infantino explains the reasoning behind increasing production costs for all publications.

The Australian Code Mystery (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

David Vern (credited)

Pencils

Alex Toth (credited)

Inks

Sy Barry

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Job Number

S-879

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The setup was the trickiest I'd ever come up against in all my years as a "brain-fatigue specialist"...which is what they called code experts in Tokyo where I'd been stationed.

Genre

adventure

Reprints

• from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #66 (September-October 1953)

Play 1971 Big League Baseball Games (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Private Eye of Venus! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (credited)

Inks

Carmine Infantino (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

S-880

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Imagine tuning in my car radio and getting an invitation from the planet Venus to help save a mystery!

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #83 (August 1957)

Now! All Full Scale Battle Games Process in 48 Hours (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Flying Coffins; Gold Crown; Supreme Command; Tank Trap / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Earn $300 or More (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Charles C. Schwer Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Be a Pilot (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)