Detective Comics
#86
(April 1944)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1944-02-22
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth
- Reprints
-
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 (1993 [January 1994]) - in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 ([June] 2017)
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #6 ([March] 2020)
-
- Keywords
- automatic pistols; deerstalker hats; footprints; magnifying glasses
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Sprang.
Danger Strikes Three!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Gentleman Jim Jowell (villain); Herman (villain); Tapper (villain)
- Synopsis
- When Alfred hears a radio report that Robin has been captured by a gang of thieves, he decides to use his detective prowess to track the Boy Wonder down and rescue him even though Bruce Wayne has warned him never to go out on a case alone.
- Reprints
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 (1993 [January 1994])
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 ([June] 2017)
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #6 ([March] 2020)
-
- Keywords
- Batplane; Gotham City; miniature laboratory; miniature tool kit; utility belt
Mr. Smith Gets the Bird!
Air Wave / comic story / 6 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; Mr. Smith (villain)
- Synopsis
- Air Wave and Mr. Smith take their parrots to the same vet.
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Bob Hughes.
In Paper There Is Power!
Batman with Robin / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Johnny Smith
School for Scoops!
The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Puffy Wayne (villain); Johnny Briggs; Bill Kidder
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Bob Hughes.
General Lee Comes to Town!
Slam Bradley / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; General Robert E. Lee
[no title indexed]
public service announcement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We have friends in America...
- Genre
- advocacy
- Keywords
- War Bonds
[The Mighty Mites]
Three-Ring Binks / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Three-Ring Binks
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
Log of a Lifeboat!
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Andre Chavard; Alfy Twidgett; Jan Haasan]
- Synopsis
- The boys help a merchant ship against a Nazi submarine.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
["Look for this trade-mark..."]
-
3.
Danger Strikes Three!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
4.
The Cave's Secret
The Adventures of "R.C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola -
5.
Mr. Smith Gets the Bird!
Air Wave -
6.
In Paper There Is Power!
Batman with Robin -
7.
["We're gonna play Nazi torture-chamber..."]
Wheaties -
8.
School for Scoops!
The Crimson Avenger -
9.
["Run for your life!!"]
All Funny Comics -
10.
General Lee Comes to Town!
Slam Bradley -
11.
["We have friends in America..."]
-
12.
Such a Nice Man
-
13.
[The Mighty Mites]
Three-Ring Binks -
14.
Log of a Lifeboat!
The Boy Commandos -
15.
[no title indexed]
The Crowell-Collier Publishing Co. -
16.
How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame
Charles Atlas -
17.
[no title indexed]
Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Matthew Peets
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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