Detective Comics #74

(April 1943)

Junior Air Raid Wardens by Jack Bechdolt (Table of Contents)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank (signed)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

review

Synopsis:

The book, "Junior Air Raid Wardens" by Jack Bechdolt is reviewed.

Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos; Charles Paris (page 7 only)

Colors:

Jerry Robinson

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tweedledum (Deever Tweed, villain, I); Tweedledee (Dumfree Tweed, villain, I); Slug [villain].

Synopsis:

Batman and Robin are faced with the dual problem of two rather rotund adversaries who set traps for their victims and wait for them to walk into them.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #209 (February 1972)
• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 ([November] 1993)

Indexer Notes

Lettering credit, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-4-09.

The Trial of Captain Carter (Table of Contents)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Kirby

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Joe Simon

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Ferguson?

Content Information

Genre:

war; adventure

Characters:

Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Alfy; Andre]; The Major.

Synopsis:

A British major screws up a mission by firing a signal flare where the Germans can see it, but Captain Carter covers for him.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 4-4-09.

none (Table of Contents)

Gags / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Stamps: Mozambique (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 Case of the Kid Reporters (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Charles Paris

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Dan Halloway; Skinny Harmon; Freckles Maguire.

Synopsis:

A newspaper put out by some kids seems to have the inside scoop on saboteurs.

none (Table of Contents)

Private Pete / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

military humor

Characters:

Pvt. Pete

The Treachery at the Waterfront (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

Man About Town (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Cleve Jerome (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Man Who Avoided Metal (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson?

Pencils:

Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static; Hugenberg [villain].

Synopsis:

A Nazi spy is foiled by a box of Crackerjack.

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Bob Hughes.

The Adventure of the Wooden Indians (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.