(June 1943)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
60
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

Slay 'Em With Flowers (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Jerry Robinson
Inks:
Jerry Robinson
Colors:
Jerry Robinson
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman; Robin; The Joker (villain).
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Indexer Notes

Colorist credit confirmed from an interview with Jerry Robinson in Alter Ego issue 39 (August 2004) via the GCD errors list by Derek Reinhard on July 26, 2008.


Slay 'Em with Flowers (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Horace L. Gold
Pencils:
Jerry Robinson
Inks:
Jerry Robinson
Colors:
Jerry Robinson
Letters:
George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Jason Johnson; Percy Fillmore; The Joker (villain).
Synopsis:
After taking over ownership of a flower shop, the Joker and his men use the pretty posies to perpetrate crimes against the wealthy.
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Indexer Notes

Colorist credit confirmed from an interview with Jerry Robinson in Alter Ego issue 39 (August 2004) via the GCD errors list by Derek Reinhard on July 26, 2008. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-6-09.


The Invasion of America (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack Kirby
Pencils:
Joe Simon
Inks:
Joe Simon
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; war
Characters:
Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Alfy; Andre; Jan]; The Sandman (cameo); Sandy (cameo); The Newsboy Legion [Big Words; Scrapper; Gabby; Tommy Thompkins] (cameo); Guardian (cameo); Doktor Gruenigg (villain); Kid Commandos [Sally Noonan; Slats McGuiness]; President Franklin Roosevelt (cameo); Heinrich (villain); August (villain)
Synopsis:
The Boys are sent on a good will tour of the US as representatives of "four great nations united for the liberation of the world." But the Nazis think it would be a great propaganda victory to kidnap them right in the middle of their celebration.
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The Case of the Lollipop Crimes (Table of Contents)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 8 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; Charlie Jones; Jerry the Mule; Carson; The Weazel (villain).
Synopsis:
Gangsters use a candy store to transmit messages to each other.

Decks of Doom (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Chuck Winter
Inks:
Chuck Winter
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Bart Regan

The Man who Talked his Crimes (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Joe Samachson
Pencils:
George Roussos (signed)
Inks:
George Roussos (signed)
Colors:
George Roussos
Letters:
George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static; The Talker (villain).

Mountain Invasion (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dan Wallace (signed)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

The Bashful Bandits (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Howard Sherman
Inks:
Howard Sherman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective-mystery
Characters:
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. Slay 'Em With Flowers
    Batman
  2. 1. Slay 'Em with Flowers
    Batman
  3. 2. The Invasion of America
    The Boy Commandos
  4. 3. The Case of the Lollipop Crimes
    The Crimson Avenger
  5. 4. Decks of Doom
    Spy
  6. 5. The Man who Talked his Crimes
    Air Wave
  7. 6. Mountain Invasion
  8. 7. The Bashful Bandits
    Slam Bradley
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