(March 1943)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Detective Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor); Bernie Breslauer (actual editor)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age US; Standard Silver Age US; Standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint; Glossy
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched; Squarebound
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Return of the Scarecrow
Batman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds?)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman; Robin; The Scarecrow [villain].
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
-
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 ([November] 1993)
-
The Biscuit Eater by James Street
text article / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Josette Frank (signed)
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?; Will Eisner
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Synopsis:
- The book, "The Biscuit Eater", by James Street is reviewed.
- Keywords:
- book review
The Scarecrow Returns
Batman / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron
- Pencils:
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- George Roussos
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Crusher Conger [villain]; Samson Saxe [villain]; The Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane](villain).
- Synopsis:
- As a former teacher, Jonathan Crane [aka the Scarecrow] decides to use the simpliest of words to indicate crimes he intends to commit, and Batman & Robin spend plenty of time "after school" to figure them out and stop the Man of Straw.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 ([November] 1993)
-
Indexer Notes
Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-3-09.
The Saga of the Little Tin Box
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Joe Simon
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure; war
- Characters:
- Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Andre; Alfy]; Col. Von Klopf [villain].
- Synopsis:
- The Boys escape from a German firing squad somewhere in the African rainforest.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #1 (October 2010)
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none
Gags / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Stamps: The Amazon
text article / 0.66 page
Credits
- Script:
- Sidney M. Elias (signed)
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
The Old-Fashioned Crimes
The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Lehti
- Pencils:
- Jack Lehti
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Charles Paris
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Sam Jones; The Fox (villain); Carson.
- Synopsis:
- A publicity stunt, reprinting the first issue of the Globe-Leader, inspires a gang of crooks to use horses for their robberies.
Corpse Cove
Spy / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Chuck Winter
- Inks:
- Chuck Winter
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Bart Regan
Sole Witness
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Eric Carter (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
The Final Round
Air Wave / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Soldier Harkness; Eleanor Harkness; Battling Bosco; Static.
- Synopsis:
- An aging fighter with a bullet in his chest, risks a last fight to pay for his wife's medical care.
Statement of Ownership
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Liebowitz
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Detective Comics, Inc.
480 Lexington Ave
New York, N.Y.
Editor: F. W. Ellsworth
Owners: H. Donenfeld, P. Sampliner
The Histrionic Hoodlums
Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson?
- Pencils:
- Howard Sherman
- Inks:
- Howard Sherman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective-mystery
- Characters:
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Indexer Notes
Writer id by Bob Hughes.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
Return of the Scarecrow
Batman -
1.
The Biscuit Eater by James Street
-
2.
The Scarecrow Returns
Batman -
3.
The Saga of the Little Tin Box
The Boy Commandos -
4.
none
Gags -
5.
Stamps: The Amazon
-
6.
The Old-Fashioned Crimes
The Crimson Avenger -
7.
Corpse Cove
Spy -
8.
Sole Witness
-
9.
The Final Round
Air Wave -
10.
Statement of Ownership
-
11.
The Histrionic Hoodlums
Slam Bradley
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Matthew Peets
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- R. J. Roper
- Gene Reed
- Peter Croome
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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- Bob Klein
- Mike Tiefenbacher
- Jerry Bails (R.I.P.)
- Carl Gafford
- John Greb
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Jeremy Heier
- Chris Launder
- Terry Vraspir
- Craig Delich
- Mike Bowen
- Gregory Fischer
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- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Gordon
- Max Capp
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