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44October 1940
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Detective Comics #44

DC · October 1940 · on sale 1940-08-30

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
October 1940
Key date
1940-10-00
On-sale date
1940-08-30
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George RoussosBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
2The Land behind the Light!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
3Get Your Copy Today!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson
4New!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Wayne Boring
5The Immigration Casecomic story6script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Ed Moore; inks: Ed MooreBart Regan
7The Inevitable Nephewcomic story6pencils: Ken Ernst; inks: Ken ErnstLarry Steele
8-comic story6script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiThe Crimson Avenger, Wing How, Lee Travis, Wing
9-comic story6pencils: Fran Miller; inks: Fran MillerSpeed Saunders
10Death of a Startext story1.8script: Sean McDougal; pencils: Kenney; inks: Kenney
13-comic story6pencils: Don Lynch; inks: Don LynchSteve Malone
14"The Gold Bug" by Edgar Allan Poetext article0.5script: Josette Frank
18The Isle of Vampirescomic story6script: Chad-; pencils: Chad-; inks: Chad-; letters: Chad-Cliff Crosby
19The Kidnappingcomic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Howard ShermanSlam Bradley, Shorty Morgan
20Here It Is -- Better Than Ever!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard Purcell
21Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley

Plus 7.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Batman Archives #1
ISBN 0-930289-60-9
1990On eBay ›
The Batman Chronicles #2
ISBN 1-4012-0790-1
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Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X
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Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6009-5
2016On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age #1
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