Detective Comics
#93
(November 1944)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1944-09-19
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Detective Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Jack Schiff; Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #4 ([August] 1998) - in Batman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2005 series) ([June] 2005)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])
-
- Keywords
- bondage; pendulum blades; torture
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Sprang.
[no title indexed]
Action Comics; Detective Comics; All Funny Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
One Night of Crime!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Ed Kressy (layouts); Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Dick Sprang
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; unnamed sightseeing bus driver; Mary Dale (actress); Victor Clement (playwriter and producer); Johnny Reid; Eddie Barton; "Tiger" Ragland (villain); Dutch (villain); Frenchy Lavois (villain); Lefty (villain)
- Synopsis
- The stories of four people are intertwined with a notorious criminal who, along with his gang, hijacks a bus he is riding on.
- Reprints
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #4 ([August] 1998)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #4 (2017 [January 2018])
-
- Keywords
- Gotham City; Rubberneck Tour
Indexer Notes
Layout pencils and letters credits verified by Dick Sprang. This story was prepared in 1941 and stored away in case Bob Kane was drafted.
Air Wave Joins the Underworld!
Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Roussos (signed as Geo Roussos)
- Inks
- George Roussos (signed as Geo Roussos)
- Colors
- George Roussos
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Air Wave [Larry Jordan]
[Hands-Free Hat Tipper]
Handy Andy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Handy Andy
Indexer Notes
Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An important message to the boys and girls of America!
- Genre
- advocacy
Mission of Errors!
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Alfy Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]]
The Champ
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Eddie Bell (credited) (house name)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
The 2nd page is found on the inside back cover.
[Escapola the Great]
Three-Ring Binks / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Three-Ring Binks; Escapola
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
The Hand Is Quicker Than the Eye!
Slam Bradley / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
["Want action?"]
Action Comics; Detective Comics; All Funny Comics -
3.
One Night of Crime!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
4.
["He's polishing up on his Jap lingo..."]
Wheaties -
5.
Air Wave Joins the Underworld!
Air Wave -
6.
Fortified with Energy!
Baby Ruth -
7.
[Hands-Free Hat Tipper]
Handy Andy -
8.
["An important message to the boys and girls of America!"]
-
9.
Mission of Errors!
The Boy Commandos -
10.
[no title indexed]
Illinois Merchandise Mart -
11.
The Champ
-
12.
[Escapola the Great]
Three-Ring Binks -
13.
[no title indexed]
Wheaties -
14.
The Hand Is Quicker Than the Eye!
Slam Bradley -
15.
["Say, General..."]
Buzzy -
16.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles -
17.
["Your bawth is drawn, m'lord!"]
Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Keith Chandler
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Matthew Peets
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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