Detective Comics #73

(March 1943)

The Biscuit Eater by James Street (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank (signed)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?; Will Eisner

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

review

Synopsis:

The book, "The Biscuit Eater", by James Street is reviewed.

The Scarecrow Returns (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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 (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:

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)

none (Table of Contents)

Gags / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Stamps: The Amazon (Table of Contents)

text article / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sidney M. Elias (signed)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

The Old-Fashioned Crimes (Table of Contents)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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 (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

Sole Witness (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Carter (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Final Round (Table of Contents)

Air Wave / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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.

none (Table of Contents)

Statement of Ownership / text article / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Liebowitz

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Detective Comics, Inc.
480 Lexington Ave
New York, N.Y.
Editor: F. W. Ellsworth
Owners: H. Donenfeld, P. Sampliner

The Histrionic Hoodlums (Table of Contents)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson?

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Bob Hughes.