Detective Comics #68

(October 1942)

The Mail Wagon Mystery by May Justus (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

The book "The Mail Wagon Mystery" by May Justus is reviewed.

Keywords:

book review

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 3-26-09.

The Man Who Led a Double Life (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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]; Commissioner James Gordon; Gilda; Henry Logan; Two-Face [Harvey Kent](villain).

Synopsis:

Two-Face gets away from Batman and resumes his criminal career, but, in the end, is double-crossed by one of his own men!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-20 (September 1973)
• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991)
• in Batman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler (DC, 1995 series) #[nn] ([June] 1995)

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Detective Comics #66. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-26-09.

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

The Treachery of Osuki (Table of Contents)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Kirby

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Joe Simon

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Ferguson?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; war

Characters:

Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Andre; Alfy; Jan); Osuki (villain).

Synopsis:

The boys end up shipwrecked in the Pacific with a Japanese pilot, but without Rip Carter.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #1 (October 2010)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 3-26-09.

none (Table of Contents)

Scoopy / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Hal Sherman

Inks:

Hal Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Scoopy

Dead Men Do Tell Tales (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; Tommy; Uncle; Trigger (villain); Shorty (villain).

Synopsis:

Two crooks sell an old man and a young boy a treasure map and then decide they want it back.

none (Table of Contents)

Silly Willy / filler / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Silly Willy

Adventure of the Peglegged Wildcat (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Pierce Rice

Inks:

Arturo Cazeneuve

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan

Escape from Death (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Nils Hall (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Case of the Talking Gun (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]; Jimmy Pardee; Porky; Wilbur; Static.

none (Table of Contents)

Chief Hot Foot / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Chief Hot Foot

The Case of the Cultured Crooks (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.