Detective Comics #441

(June-July 1974)

This Postage-Free Coupon Can Change Your Life! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Cleveland Institute of Electronics [lessons] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Detective Comics Table of Contents] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Sal Amendola (credited)

Inks

Sal Amendola (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

L-316

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Contents page includes indicia.

Judgment Day! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin (credited)

Pencils

Howard Chaykin (credited)

Inks

Howard Chaykin (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

L-303

First Line of Dialogue or Text

March! In the city, winter's annual retreat has begun, but here...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lieutenant Bullock; Alfred Pennyworth; The Judge [Mr. Clay] (villain); Melissa Clay (The Judge's daughter); Cutler (hostage taker); Snow (drug smuggler)

Reprints

• in Batman Saga (Opera Graphica, 2003 series) #2
• in Batman Saga (Opera Graphica, 2006 series) #1
• in Batman – Lendas do Cavaleiro das Trevas: Archie Goodwin (Panini Brasil, 2019 series) #1
• in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #122
• in Batman (3ª Série) (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1969 series) #59 (setembro de 1974)
• in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #69 (1975)
• in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #12/1975 ([desember] 1975)
• in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #12/1975 (1975-12-dd)
• in Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin (DC, 2013 series) ([September] 2013)

Keywords

Batrope; Gotham City; New Carthage; Robin's Motorcycle; Wayne Foundation

[Woozy Winks - Wanted for Murder!] (Table of Contents: 4)

Plastic Man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Millard

Pencils

Jack Cole

Inks

Jack Cole

Colors

?

Letters

Jack Cole

Editing

George Brenner (original editor)

Job Number

N-896

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All right, which one of you did it?... Speak up!

Genre

superhero; humor

Characters

Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Snoopy Hawks (journalist, death); Kayo Randy (prizefighter); John T. Wales (porter); Cynthia Bender (actress)

Reprints

• from Plastic Man (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #3 (Spring 1946)

Keywords

Daily Bagle

The Case of the Prophetic Pictures! (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

Jerry Robinson

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (original editor, uncredited)

Job Number

N-894

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When Bruce Wayne, the Batman, went to Mr. Wylie's fashionable party and met Antal the artist.

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [30's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Gotham City Police Department [Commissioner James Gordon]; Mr. Wylie (villain, suicide); Pierre Antal (portrait painter); Mr. Bleek; Mikoff (an artist); Mr. Drake; Mr. Vangild (death); Carmen Largo (opera star, death); Mr. Warren (death); Mr. Travers

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #42 (August 1940)

Keywords

Batman's 1939 Cord; Gotham City; Wayne Manor

Indexer Notes

Story has a sequel in "The Carbon Copy Crimes!" later in this issue.

The Super Foes Are Here! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Mego Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

"Apache" Arrowheads; 3-Mil Comic Bags; Abracadabra Magic Shop Tricks; Action Lure; American Circle Products; Anchor Specialties Identification Plates; Auto Upholstery Institute Course; Barrett Paragraph Writing Instruction; Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces; Big League Baseball and Basketball Camps; Craig Stamps; Engravaplates Social Security Cards; Freeport Music Instruments; Giant Catalog of Old Comics; Globus Stamps; Grand Book Comics; How to Be Taller; Indian & Lincoln Cents by the Pound; Karate School Membership; Kayco Stamps; Magnum Gold Records Recording Studio; Miracle Body-Molders Training; Monster Studios Products; Robert Bell Comics; Rock T-Shirts; Sports World Sports Films; The Fun House Novelties / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Magic! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Maverick Magic Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Archie Goodwin

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

? (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-322

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Night of the Stalker -- Bravo!

Feature Logo

Batman's Hot Line [telephone]

Characters

Batman (logo ilustration)

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Jerry Levitt, Joshua Case and William M. Neville.

Any 15 records for only $1.97 or any 11 tapes for only $1.97 (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Columbia Record Club / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Holocaust God of Destruction! (Table of Contents: 11)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils

Kurt Schaffenberger (credited)

Inks

Kurt Schaffenberger (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Will Lieberson ? (original editor)

Job Number

N-972

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What causes war, plague, famine, destruction?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Prince Ibis; Taia; Holocaust (three-headed villain)

Reprints

• from Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #95 (March 1948)

The Two Faces of Doom! (Table of Contents: 12)

Eclipso / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney

Pencils

Alex Toth (credited as Alexander Toth) (signed as Alexander Toth)

Inks

Alex Toth (credited as Alexander Toth) (signed as Alexander Toth)

Colors

?

Letters

Alex Toth (signed as Alexander Toth)

Editing

Jack Schiff (original editor)

Job Number

N-968

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's Eclipso! He's become unbeatable with his new power!!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Eclipso [Bruce Gordon]; Mona Bennet; Professor Bennet

Synopsis

Bruce Gordon develops an ultra-violet ray gun to try to make Eclipso into a force for good. A meteor crashes to the ground and a space-creature is released that gives Eclipso new powers.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #66 (May-June 1964)

Now! All Full Scale Battle Games (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Fighting Ships; Woods Edge / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Thank you, DC Fans... (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Action Fish Lure Swims By Its Own Power! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Action Lure / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Novelty Ads] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Monster Size Monsters (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

DC Brings You the New 100 pg. Super-Spectacular (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.3 page (report information)

[The Secret of Mouse Malone] (Table of Contents: 19)

Alias the Spider / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson (credited) (signed as Paul Gustavson)

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (credited) (signed as Paul Gustavson)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (credited) (signed as Paul Gustavson)

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson (credited) (signed as Paul Gustavson)

Editing

Gill Fox (original editor)

Job Number

N-897

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is the biggest poker game I've seen here!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Alias the Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Mouse Malone (villain)

Reprints

• from Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series) #25 (September 1942)
• in Giant Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1962 series) #30 (1975)

Super Values (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Super Values Products / advertisement / 3 pages (report information)

The Carbon Copy Crimes! (Table of Contents: 21)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)

Job Number

N-895

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Suppose you were the Batman, and after a series of horrifying murders, you tracked down the killer and watched him die by his own hand.

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [30's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Jennings (death); Louisa Ponelle (opera star); Pierre Antal (portrait painter); Mr. Wylie (flashback)

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #38 (December 1946-January 1947)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Batsuit; GCPD Headquarters; Gotham City; Wayne Manor

Indexer Notes

Story is a sequel to "The Case of the Prophetic Pictures!" earlier in this issue.

Chapter 5: Cathedral Perilous (Table of Contents: 22)

Manhunter / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin (credited)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson) (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Inks

Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson) (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Colors

Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson) (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Letters

Alan Kupperberg; Walter Simonson (titles and sound effects)

Job Number

L-304

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Another mosque, Henry? I thought we'd seen every one in the city!

Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Characters

Manhunter [Paul Kirk]; Christine St. Clair; The Council [Dr. Anatol Mykros]; Henry; Emma; Nico

Awards

• Shazam Award - Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic) (1974)

Reprints

• in Batman (3ª Série) (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1969 series) #67 [preto e branco]
• in Batman – Lendas do Cavaleiro das Trevas: Archie Goodwin (Panini Brasil, 2019 series) #1
• in Manhunter (DC, 1984 series) #1 ([May] 1984)
• in Batman (Editora Abril, 1984 series) #5 (Novembro 1984)
• in Manhunter: The Special Edition (DC, 1999 series) ([September] 1999)
• in Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin (DC, 2013 series) ([September] 2013)
• in Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021])

Keywords

Istanbul

Indexer Notes

Alan Kupperberg is the credited letterer of this story in Manhunter: The Special Edition (1999), where this story is reprinted. The Simonson lettering credit is per Archie Goodwin on page 97 of Detective Comics #443 (October-November 1974).

Karate (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Universal Self-Defense System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Zingers! (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

MPC Model Kit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)