Detective Comics #77

(July 1943)

The Crime Clinic (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Hodges; Piggy Pinto (villain); Albert (villain); Ranson (villain); The Crime Doctor [Dr. Matthew Thorne] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

A noted brilliant surgeon, intrigued with the excitement of crime, opens the "Crime Clinic," where criminals who are worried sick over how to commit crimes can go for advice.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

Some information and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-6-09.

Trail of the Red Herring (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.

Struggle is Our Brother by Gregor Felsen (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

The book, "Struggle Is Our Brother" by Gregor Felsen, is reviewed.

Keywords:

book review

The Mystery of the Mounted Marauders (Table of Contents)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 7.5 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.

Taps for the Telegrapher (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

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

Glory Enough (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

James Quill (signed)

Pencils:

Raymond Perry?

Inks:

Raymond Perry?

Colors:

Raymond Perry?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Case of the Soundless 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; Dr. Silence (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Colorist credit conformed in article on Roussos in Alter-Ego #5 (Summer, 2000), which also reprinted the splash page to this story.

The Valley of Destiny (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:

adventure; war

Characters:

Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Alfy; Andre; Jan]; Sarkis; General Von Konk; Grubble; Boering; Baron Shohiro; General Saki; Yuma Hara; The Wise One; Dr. Cairne.

Synopsis:

A mystical monk brings representative samples of modern civilization to the lost Valley of Destiny to determine if civilization is worthy to learn its secrets.