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43September 1940
$0.10

Detective Comics #43

DC · September 1940 · on sale 1940-08-02

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#43
Publication date
September 1940
Key date
1940-09-00
On-sale date
1940-08-02
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry RobinsonBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
2The Case of the City of Terrorcomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: Jerry Robinson, George RoussosBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
3The First Issue Was a Sellout!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson
4-cartoon0.5pencils: Hal Sherman; inks: Hal Sherman
6-comic story6script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Ed Moore; inks: Ed MooreBart Regan
7-comic story6pencils: Win; inks: WinRed Logan
8Theft in the Abbeytext story1.5script: Frank Cooper; pencils: Kenney; inks: Kenney
10-comic story6script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiThe Crimson Avenger, Lee Travis
11-comic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer; letters: Fred GuardineerSpeed Saunders
12-comic story6pencils: Ken Ernst; inks: Ken ErnstLarry Steele
13For Swell Vacation Reading, Don't Miss These Two!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Creig Flessel, Harry Lampert, Jon Blummer, Bernard Baily, Sheldon Mayer; inks: Creig Flessel, Harry Lampert, Jon Blummer, Bernard Baily, Sheldon Mayer
14New York World's Fair Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley
16-comic story6script: Chad-; pencils: Chad-; inks: Chad-; letters: Chad-Cliff Crosby
17-comic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Howard ShermanSlam Bradley, Shorty Morgan
18The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!promo (ad from the publisher)0.75

Plus 5.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Canadianprice 0.15 CAD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman Archives #1
ISBN 0-930289-60-9
1990On eBay ›
The Batman Chronicles #2
ISBN 1-4012-0790-1
2006On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6009-5
2016On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6333-1
2016On eBay ›

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