Detective Comics
#88
(June 1944)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1944-04-23
- 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 / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Big-Hearted John
- Reprints
-
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #4 ([August] 1998) - in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 ([June] 2017)
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #6 ([March] 2020)
-
- Keywords
- giant figures; seesaws
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Sprang.
The Merchants of Misery!
Batman with Robin / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Joseph Greene
- Pencils
- Ed Kressy (layouts); Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Dick Sprang
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Dick Sprang
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Kelly (candy store owner, death); George Simpson; Mary Simpson; Big-Hearted John (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- Bruce and Dick go undercover to get the goods on a loan shark who gladly makes loans to people down and out on their luck. But the loans have huge interest rates attached to them, and if the borrower refuses to pay those rates, they are eliminated.
- Reprints
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #4 ([August] 1998)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 ([June] 2017)
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #6 ([March] 2020)
-
- Keywords
- Gotham City; Gotham City Gazette; J & J Construction Company
Indexer Notes
Layout pencils identified by Craig Delich. Letters verified by Dick Sprang.
Story prepared earlier (circa 1941) and held in inventory in case Bob Kane got drafted.
[no title indexed]
Shorty / 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
- I studied that book on semaphore code...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Shorty
Escape from Two-Way Death!
Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
Underworld Jam Session!
Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Roussos (signed)
- Inks
- George Roussos (signed)
- Colors
- George Roussos
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Snake Eyes Bentley (villain)
- Reprints
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #212 (June 1972)
-
[Mar-Vee-Ello the Magician]
"Three Ring" Binks / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Three-Ring Binks; Mar-Vee-Ello
Indexer Notes
Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
[no title indexed]
Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stick around fellas...
- Genre
- humor
The Impostor of Newspaper Row!
The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Binks; Forrester
[no title indexed]
public service announcement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! You sure are in a hurry, my friend!!
- Genre
- advocacy
- Keywords
- War Stamps and Bonds
Futures for Sale!
Slam Bradley / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Inda Hinda (villain)
[no title indexed]
Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, Butch - There's no use arguin'!
Somebody Plenty Smart
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Alan Cabot (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
Battle of Wales!
Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett; Andre Chavard]; Mag Llewellyn; Agent Axis (villain)
[no title indexed]
Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Louis Priscilla (signed)
- Inks
- Louis Priscilla (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're violating the blackout, Sergeant.
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Batman with Robin -
1.
Tops in Comics!
-
2.
The Merchants of Misery!
Batman with Robin -
3.
["I studied that book on semaphore code..."]
Shorty -
4.
Escape from Two-Way Death!
Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola -
5.
Underworld Jam Session!
Air Wave -
6.
[Mar-Vee-Ello the Magician]
"Three Ring" Binks -
7.
["Stick around fellas..."]
Wheaties -
8.
The Impostor of Newspaper Row!
The Crimson Avenger -
9.
["Wow! You sure are in a hurry, my friend!!"]
-
10.
Futures for Sale!
Slam Bradley -
11.
["Look, Butch - There's no use arguin'!"]
Batman -
12.
Somebody Plenty Smart
-
13.
Battle of Wales!
Boy Commandos -
14.
Yours Free!
Wheaties -
15.
[no title indexed]
Charles Atlas -
16.
["You're violating the blackout, Sergeant."]
Lighter Moments with Fresh Eveready Batteries
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- 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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