Detective Comics #443

(October-November 1974)

It's As Easy As S.L.C. (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

L-340

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Manhunter [Paul Kirk]

Reprints

• in Batman Bimestriel (Sage - Sagédition, 1975 series) #6 (février-mars 1976)

Indexer Notes

Includes indicia information bottom edge of page.

Gotterdammerung (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Archie Goodwin

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Colors

?

Letters

Annette Kawecki; Walter Simonson (titles and sound effects)

Job Number

L-335

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Prologue: Rain. The Waterfront. A floating body. Familiar elements to Commissioner Gordon, but always grim ones.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Manhunter [Paul Kirk](death); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon; Enforcer (Dan Kingdom); Ndele Kshumbo; Kolu Mbeya; Christine St. Clair; Asano Nitobe

Awards

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

Reprints

• in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #125 (Circa 1975-1976)
• in Batman Bimestriel (Sage - Sagédition, 1975 series) #6 (février-mars 1976) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]]
• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #839 (23 de julio de 1976)
• in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #7 (1977)
• in Manhunter (DC, 1984 series) #1 ([May] 1984)
• in Batman (Editora Abril, 1984 series) #7 (Janeiro 1985)
• in Manhunter: The Special Edition (DC, 1999 series) ([September] 1999)
• in Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin (DC, 2013 series) ([September] 2013)
• in Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman (DC, 2019 series) ([May] 2019)
• in Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021])

Indexer Notes

Annette Kawecki 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 this issue.

Also features: Manhunter

Batman (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Colors

?

Job Number

L-296

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints

• in Batman in the Seventies (DC, 1999 series) (1999 [February 2000])

Indexer Notes

Pinup, had originally been advertised for Detective Comics #440.

Manhunter (Table of Contents: 5)

Manhunter / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Colors

?

Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Characters

Manhunter [Paul Kirk]

Reprints

• in Dynamic Classics (DC, 1978 series) #1 (September-October 1978)
• in Manhunter: The Special Edition (DC, 1999 series) ([September] 1999)
• in Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021]), (2020 [April 2021])

Indexer Notes

Pinup, had originally been advertised for Detective Comics #440.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Archie Goodwin

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-339

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Lynn Scharbow, Dart Vernon and Antone Perry.

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

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[The Blue Flame] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Spectre / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Bernard Baily

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)

Job Number

N-1046

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Noe one really knows that Jim Corrigan, hard-fisted detective, is in reality the Earthbound Spectre, whose mission is to rid this world of crime...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]

Reprints

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #65 (March 1941)

The Master's Complete Course of Kung-Fu (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Kung-Fu International Course / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Super Muscle System (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Super-Hero Stick-Ons! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Family Bazaar Life-Size Hero Pin-Ups / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Super Catalogue (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Passaic Book Center Comics / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Novelty Ads] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

American Circle Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Line of DC Super-Stars (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

The End of Sports! (Table of Contents: 15)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Alex Toth (credited)

Inks

Alex Toth (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Sheldon Mayer (original editor)

Job Number

N-1044

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We Americans are enthusiastic sports fans!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sportsmaster [Lawrence "Crusher" Crock] (misspelled Corck) (villain); Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Jean Taylor (sports reporter)

Reprints

• from All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #98 (June 1948)

Big Jim's Kung Fu and Sports Action Sweepstakes (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Mattel Toys / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

The Coming of the Creeper!! (Table of Contents: 17)

The Creeper / comic story / 22.17 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Ditko ?; Don Segall (credited) (dialogue)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Charlotte Jetter ?

Editing

Murray Boltinoff ? (original editor)

Job Number

N-1043

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The world has more than its share of troublemakers, tormentors, and terrorists!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Creeper [Jack Ryder] (introduction; origin); Angel Devilin (villain); Professor Yatz (scientist); Dr. Clayton Wetley (crusader against violence); Bill Brane (chief of network security)

Reprints

• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #73 (March-April 1968)

Indexer Notes

Page 12 is a 2/3-page and page 23 is a 1/2-page.

Task Force / Tank Trap (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Gold Crown / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now You Can Get the Copies You've Missed (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers Set (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

More Pages For Your Money... (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

DC 100 Pages / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Now! DC Has Produced a Fanzine For You! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

The Amazing World of DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.3 page (report information)

Coming in the Next Issue of...Detective Comics (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Secret of Hunter's Inn! (Table of Contents: 24)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Jerry Robinson

Colors

?

Letters

George Roussos

Editing

Jack Schiff (original editor)

Job Number

N-1045

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Have you ever seen a house with two sides to its character?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Tweedle-Dee (villain); Tweedle-Dum (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #18 (August-September 1943)

Batman's Hot Line Extra (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Script

Archie Goodwin

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-339

Indexer Notes

Letter of comment from David Neal Dyar.

Do You Need Extra Money? (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

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

When you're big enough for a ten speed, you're big enough for a Browning (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

Browning Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)