Detective Comics #84

(February 1944)

none (Table of Contents)

Books for Your Christmas List / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

review

Synopsis:

One of the books reviewed is "Great Caesar's Ghost" by Manning Coles.

Artists in Villainy (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger

Pencils:

Ed Kressy (layouts); Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang)

Inks:

Dick Sprang

Colors:

?

Letters:

Dick Sprang

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ivan Krafft [villain].

Synopsis:

The Dynamic Duo must stop Ivan Krafft, who has developed a "school", under the cover of a gentleman's sporting club, to train criminals on successful crime techniques, then send them out on lucrative criminal endeavors.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

Story prepared in 1941 and held in case Bob Kane got drafted. The next to last panel on Page 13 was usd on the cover to Batman #18. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-11-09.

none (Table of Contents)

Laffs / 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

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

Bandits on the Beam (Table of Contents)

Air Wave / comic story / 6 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]; The Broadcaster (villain).

Scoundrels in Society (Table of Contents)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Daly

Inks:

John Daly

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Mrs. Bussy; Rusty Mulligan; Big Tim Barton [villain]; Pearl Mulligan.

Synopsis:

"Retired" gangsters try to break into society.

Birds of a Feather (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tod Lowry (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Shorty Falls in Love (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Martin Naydel

Inks:

Martin Naydel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Scarpuss Malone [villain]; Mrs. Mortimer Montmorency; Lucy.

Synopsis:

Criminals break into Mrs. Montmorency's house and leave emeralds.

[The Three Acrobats] (Table of Contents)

Three-Ring Binks / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Farr

Pencils:

Jack Farr

Inks:

Jack Farr

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jack Farr

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Three Ring Binks

Synopsis:

Binks tells the story of the three most amazing acrobats he's ever known.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 4-11-09.

Never Say Die (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Joe Samachson?

Pencils:

Louis Cazeneuve

Inks:

Louis Cazeneuve

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war; adventure

Characters:

The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Alfy; Andre; Jan]; Aleta; General Yumasota [villain].

Synopsis:

The Commandos avenge the deaths of American flyers executed in Tokyo.

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Bob Hughes.

Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon (Table of Contents)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Rolls / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Rod Reed (signed)

Pencils:

C. C. Beck (signed)

Inks:

C. C. Beck (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Tootsie; Rollo