Detective Comics
#78
(August 1943)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1943-06-19
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Detective Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Jack Schiff (uncredited); Bernard Breslauer (uncredited)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Bond Wagon
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Burnley; Jerry Robinson (Batman and Robin heads)
- Inks
- Jack Burnley; George Roussos (background inks)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 (1993 [January 1994]) - in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #10 (2010 [February 2011])
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 ([June] 2017)
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #5 ([November] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- American Revolution; drums; flutes; The Spirit of '76 (painting)
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Indian Paint -- The Story of an Indian Pony by Glen Balch
Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page
- Script
- Josette Frank (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Keywords
- book review
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. The book, "Indian Paint: The Story of an Indian Pony" by Glen Balch is reviewed.
Includes "Superman's Secret Message" and an enrollment coupon for Supermen of America.
The Bond Wagon
Batman / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Joseph Greene
- Pencils
- Jack Burnley (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- George Roussos
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Matt Wilkins [as Captain John Paul Jones] (ex-sea Captain); Passin' Pete Arnold [as Nathan Hale] (former football player); ? [as General George Washington]; ? [as Ethan Allen]; Baron von Luger (villain); Karpf (villain); Adolf Hitler (villain, image); the Nazis (villains)
- Synopsis
- Batman hires some men down on their luck to dress as famous Americans from Revolutionary War days to man a Bond Wagon in order to sell more bonds to the people. However, the Nazis plan to sabotage this effort!
- Reprints
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 (1993 [January 1994])
- in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #10 (2010 [February 2011])
- in Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 (Chartwell Books, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 ([June] 2017)
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #5 ([November] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- gas capsule; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette; U-158; utility belt
Indexer Notes
Splash page pretty much replicates the cover.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!
The Meanest Muggs in the World!
Slam Bradley / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
Indexer Notes
Writer id by Bob Hughes.
The Prevue Murders
The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Jack Lehti (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Lehti (signed)
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Charles Paris
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Jo-Jo Jordan; Mad Dog Larsen (villain)
Indexer Notes
Inker and letterer credits by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is a nice job - Delivering meat for the butcher!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jerry
Outlaw Serenade
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Tex Duane (credited) (house name)
- Pencils
- Raymond Perry ?
- Inks
- Raymond Perry ?
- Colors
- Raymond Perry ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
Menace of the Mouse-Traps!
Air Wave / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils
- George Roussos (signed)
- Inks
- George Roussos (signed)
- Colors
- George Roussos
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static
[no title indexed]
Laffs / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's awfully peppy today!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
3 gags.
Freedom Station
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ?
- Inks
- Joe Simon
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson ?
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett; Andre Chavard]; Adolf Hitler (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Commandos try to set up an underground radio station in Germany.
- Reprints
- in The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #2 (2015 [February 2016])
-
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Tootsie; Rollo; Monster Man (villain)
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Bond Wagon
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
Indian Paint -- The Story of an Indian Pony by Glen Balch
Good Books Worth Reading -
3.
The Bond Wagon
Batman -
4.
["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
-
5.
The Meanest Muggs in the World!
Slam Bradley -
6.
[no title indexed]
World's Finest Comics -
7.
The Prevue Murders
The Crimson Avenger -
8.
["This is a nice job - Delivering meat for the butcher!"]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
9.
Outlaw Serenade
-
10.
Menace of the Mouse-Traps!
Air Wave -
11.
["It's awfully peppy today!"]
Laffs -
12.
[no title indexed]
Boy Commandos; Batman -
13.
Freedom Station
The Boy Commandos -
14.
[no title indexed]
Lightning Ju-Jitsu -
15.
[no title indexed]
Publishers Art Service -
16.
Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- John Pannozzi
- Matthew Peets
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Adam Spector
- Jim Van Dore
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