Detective Comics #76

(June 1943)

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.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 ([November] 1993)

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:

war; adventure

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.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Mister Miracle (DC, 1971 series) #5 (November-December 1971)
• in The Brave and the Bold Annual (DC, 2001 series) #1 (2001)

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

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.