Detective Comics #69

(November 1942)

none (Table of Contents)

Good Books Worth Reading / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Announcing a contest where the reader who sends in the best book review will win $5.00 and see their review printed in a DC comic.

The Harlequin's Hoax (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Greene

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; Linda Page; Charles Saunders; Mr. Fordney; Richard Morse; Jim Brown; The Joker (villain).

Synopsis:

The Joker returns with a madcap scheme, handing out less than perfect, but generous gifts to people.....all with a sinister purpose in mind.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-27-09.

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:

gag

Characters:

Silly Willy

The Siege of Krovka (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Kirby

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Joe Simon

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war; adventure

Characters:

The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Andre; Jan; Alfy]; Ivan Vanin; Tanya Vanin; Zenovikov; Adolf Hitler [villain]; the Nazis [villains].

Synopsis:

The Nazis, ordered by Hitler to keep advancing their positions, come across a stubborn group of citizens at Krovka, and the commanding general orders the town leveled. But the Commandos volunteer to help out and take on the Nazis with an added fervor.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)

• in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) #[nn] (1990)
• in The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #1 (October 2010)

Indexer Notes

Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-12-09.

none (Table of Contents)

Clancy the Cop / 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:

Clancy the Cop

The Three Behind the Throne (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; Scoop Carter; Adam Scringe; Magnus King; Caesar Gutter [villain].

Synopsis:

A small town reporter tries for a job in the big city.

none (Table of Contents)

A Man's Best Friend / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray McGill

Pencils:

Ray McGill

Inks:

Ray McGill

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ray McGill

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 3-27-09.

The Case of the Sweet-Toothed Spy (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Chuck Winter

Inks:

Chuck Winter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan

Sharp Eyes (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alan Dell (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Magic Cupboard (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]; Old Mother Hubbard; Static.

Synopsis:

Mrs. Hubbard's cupboard mysteriously fills up with food each night.

Case of the Artistic Ape (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

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.