Detective Comics #62

(April 1942)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Bob and the Railroad (Table of Contents: 2)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Josette Frank (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Keywords

book review

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. The book, "Bob and the Railroad", by Sanford Tousey is reviewed.

Laugh, Town, Laugh! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane

Inks

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Happy Hanson (comedian, death); Hanson's lawyer; Freddie Banter (comedian, death); Denny Jackson (comedian); Jackson's butler; Claude S. Tilley (comedian, death); Buster Parks (comedian); Ted Allenby (comedian, death); The Joker (villain)

Synopsis

Comedian Happy Hanson passes away, but leaves behind a strange will. A clause states that 5 top-notch comedians have the chance to tell the funniest joke in a contest, thereby winning clues Hanson has left leading to a fabulous fortune. Then...the Joker enters the contest and all bets are off!

Reprints

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 ([July] 1991)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #6 ([December] 2008)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #2 ([October] 2016)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #3 ([October] 2017)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Gotham City; Joe's Sandwich Shop; Sweet-Tone Music Shop

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This house looks okay!

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

The Winning Team! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Counterfeiters] (Table of Contents: 6)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Pierce Rice

Inks

Louis Cazeneuve ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; spy

Characters

Bart Regan; Tommy Carson; Schultz

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

"Super" Duper; Canada Dry Ginger Ale / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Adventure of the Champagne Corks (Table of Contents: 8)

Cliff Crosby / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Pierce Rice

Inks

Arturo Cazeneuve

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Cliff Crosby; Kay Nevers

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Grandpa Peters / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom McNamara (signed as Lefty O'Grady)

Pencils

Tom McNamara (signed as Lefty O'Grady)

Inks

Tom McNamara (signed as Lefty O'Grady)

Colors

?

Letters

Tom McNamara

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Easy, bub!

Genre

humor

Characters

Grandpa Peters

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

The Case of the Crazy Crimes (Table of Contents: 10)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Lehti (signed)

Pencils

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Charles Paris

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Joe Mogul (villain)

Indexer Notes

Inker and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Silly Willy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hmm- Looks like rain!

Genre

humor

Characters

Silly Willy

Here's Top Value! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[Mr. Mystery] (Table of Contents: 13)

Air Wave / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Murray Boltinoff ?

Pencils

Lee Harris (signed)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; District Attorney Cole; Mayor Boggins (of Vine Springs); Mr. Mystery (villain)

Synopsis

Vine Springs receives a huge entitlement for a defense industry plant that the criminal element is interested in making money off of.

Keywords

belt microphone; Labor Benefit Society; Vine Springs

The Thief (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script

Edgar Weston (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Case of the Murdered Commander (Table of Contents: 16)

Larry Steele, Private Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Cliff Young (signed)

Inks

Cliff Young (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Larry Steele

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Rollin Stone / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ray McGill (signed)

Pencils

Ray McGill (signed)

Inks

Ray McGill (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ray McGill

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yeah - Stone's training the baby elephant!

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

[Hogan's Happy Hollow!] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

Howard Sherman

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Gloomy Gus

Now on Sale (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)