Detective Comics
#75
(May 1943)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1943-03-16
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Detective Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor); Bernard Breslauer (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Robber Baron
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Robber Baron
- Reprints
-
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 (1993 [January 1994]) - in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #9 ([April] 2010)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 ([June] 2017)
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #5 ([November] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- castles; formal wear; monocles; top hats
The Robber Baron!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; The Robber Baron (villain); Baron's gang [Bingo; others un-named] (villains)
- Synopsis
- Batman must face the unique robberies by a man who loots places considered to be burglar-proof.
- Reprints
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 (1993 [January 1994])
- in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #9 ([April] 2010)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 ([June] 2017)
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #5 ([November] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- Batplane; Bryte Brothers Brass Works; wireless belt radio
[no title indexed]
Gags / 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
- How can I get any girl to go with me...
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
3 gags.
[no title indexed]
Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hold onto your hats!
Whitey's First Round-Up by Glen Rounds
Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page
- Script
- Josette Frank (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Keywords
- book review
Indexer Notes
The book, "Whitey's First Round-Up" by Glen Rounds, is reviewed.
Double for Death
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett; Andre Chavard]; Angus McQuirt; Annie McQuirt; Herr Oberst (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Commandos try to save a man mis-identified as a Nazi spy.
- Reprints
- in The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #2 (2015 [February 2016])
-
[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
- Now Fluffy - Do be reasonable!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
3 gags.
Baseball Stamps
Stamps / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.
The Man Who Knew the Future!
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; Silas Blanton; Herr Grosser (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Nazis kidnap a weather man.
Indexer Notes
Inker and letterer credits by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Me gottum nice job as guide...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Chief Hot Foot
Voice of Conscience!
Air Wave / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Joe Samachson
- Pencils
- George Roussos
- Inks
- George Roussos
- Colors
- George Roussos
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static; Duke Banion (villain)
The Elusive Elephant!
Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
Indexer Notes
Writer id by Bob Hughes.
[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!
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Robber Baron
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
1.
[no title indexed]
Knickerbocker Pub. Co. -
2.
The Robber Baron!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
3.
["How can I get any girl to go with me..."]
Gags -
4.
["Hold onto your hats!"]
Batman -
5.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
6.
Whitey's First Round-Up by Glen Rounds
Good Books Worth Reading -
7.
Double for Death
The Boy Commandos -
8.
["Now Fluffy - Do be reasonable!"]
Laffs -
9.
[no title indexed]
Morrow Coaster Brake -
10.
Baseball Stamps
Stamps -
11.
The Man Who Knew the Future!
The Crimson Avenger -
12.
["Me gottum nice job as guide..."]
Chief Hot Foot -
13.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club -
14.
Death Went on Maneuvers!
Spy -
15.
A Kind of Hero
-
16.
Voice of Conscience!
Air Wave -
17.
A Real Winner from the Start!
Boy Commandos -
18.
World's Finest Value!
World's Finest Comics -
19.
The Elusive Elephant!
Slam Bradley -
20.
["Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!"]
-
21.
[no title indexed]
Webster's Complete Reference Dictionary and Encyclopedia -
22.
Fighting Energy
Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Matthew Peets
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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