Detective Comics #439

(February-March 1974)

Night of the Stalker! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vin Amendola; Sal Amendola (plot); Steve Englehart (script)

Pencils:

Sal Amendola

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

L-241

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman (4-page origin); Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne

Reprints:

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #10/1974 (11. Mai 1974)
• in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #5/1975 (1975-05-dd) [[Usa, 1974]]
• in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #5/1975 ([mai] 1975)
• in Batman (Titan, 1989 series) #2 - Vow from the Grave (August 1989)

Indexer Notes

Contains origin recap. Story is based on an incident described by Neal Adams.

The Riddle of the Clown (Table of Contents)

Hawkman (Golden Age) / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Kanigher

Pencils:

Joe Kubert

Inks:

Joe Kubert

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-781

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Gentleman Ghost; Hawkman; Hawkgirl

Reprints:

• from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #92 (February 1948)

The Gold Hunters of '49! (Table of Contents)

The Atom / comic story / 11.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Sid Greene

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-778

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Atom [Ray Palmer]

Reprints:

• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #12 (April-May 1964)

Indexer Notes

Time-Pool story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dr. Fate (Golden Age) / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-780

Content Information

Genre:

occult; superhero

Characters:

Dr. Fate

Reprints:

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #66 (April 1941)

Batman's Bewitched Nightmare! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 14.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff [ghosting for Bob Kane]

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Job Number:

N-776

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Outsider; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #336 (February 1965)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff.

The Tantalizing Troubles of the Tripod Thieves! (Table of Contents)

Elongated Man / comic story / 9.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Carmine Infantino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Zatanna; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #355 (September 1966)

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Kid Eternity / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Pete Riss

Inks:

Pete Riss

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-779

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; occult

Characters:

Kid Eternity

Reprints:

• from Kid Eternity (Quality Comics, 1946 series) #3 (Autumn 1946)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman's Hot Line / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Archie Goodwin

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

L-278

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Tim Oswald, Andy Whitehead, Guy Lillian III, William F. Wu and John Leasure.

The Resurrection of Paul Kirk (Table of Contents)

Manhunter / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Archie Goodwin

Pencils:

Walter Simonson

Inks:

Walter Simonson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Letterese; Walter Simonson (titles and sound effects)

Job Number:

L-273

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Manhunter [Paul Kirk](origin); Christine St. Clair; Asano Nitobe; Damon Nostrand

Reprints:

• in Gigant (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #1/1975 (1975)
• in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #126 (Circa 1975-1976)
• in Manhunter (DC, 1984 series) #1 (May 1984)
• in Batman (Editora Abril, 1984 series) #3 (Setembro 1984)
• in Manhunter: The Special Edition (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] (1999)