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442August-September 1974
$0.60

Detective Comics #442

DC · August-September 1974 · on sale 1974-05-30

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Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#442
Publication date
August-September 1974
Key date
1974-08-00
On-sale date
1974-05-30
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.60
Pages
100
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Death Flies the Haunted Sky!cover1pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Tatjana WoodBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Eve Dancer; Robin [Dick Grayson] (head shot); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (head shot); Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (head shot); Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (head shot); The Guardian [Jim Harper] (head shot)
2Detective Comics / Contentstable of contents1pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Pat Broderick; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]
3Death Flies the Haunted Skycomic story11script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex Toth; letters: Alex TothBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Eve Dancer; Mason Terrell; Doug Garth; Rick Halstrom; Ben Dancer; Benjy Dancer
4The House Where Time Stood Stillcomic story12script: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Arturo Cazeneuve; letters: Howard Ferguson; editing: F. W. Ellsworth, Jack SchiffThe Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Tompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; Hector Presby; Julius Presby; August (villain, Nazi spy); Karl (villain, Nazi spy)
5The Magic Mirror Mystery!comic story10.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Julius SchwartzHawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]; Commissioner George Emmett; Robert Sorel; "Scoops" Handley; Harry Winsor; Pete
6Coming Super-Attractions!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
7The Huntress of the Highway!comic story7script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Ben Oda; editing: Sheldon Mayer, Julius SchwartzBlack Canary [Dinah Drake]; Larry Lance (introduction, boyfriend, private detective)
8The Robbery That Never Happened!comic story9.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Julius SchwartzElongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny; Richard Bell
10Vanishing Village!comic story11script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: George Roussos; letters: Ira Schnapp; editing: Whitney EllsworthBatman [Bruce Wayne; also as Knuckles Donegan]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Knuckles Donegan (villain, introduction); Weasel (villain, introduction); Slick (villain, introduction)
11-letters page1script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy AndersonBatman
12Murder in Baranga Marshcomic story10script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Howard Sherman; editing: Whitney EllsworthDoctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer; Serge Roltavich; The Master (villain, introduction, death); Nasha (villain)
13Chapter 6: To Duel the Mastercomic story9script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Walter Simonson; inks: Walter Simonson; colors: Walter Simonson; letters: Alan Kupperberg, Walter SimonsonManhunter [Paul Kirk]; Christine St. Clair; The Council [Dr. Anatol Mykros; Asano Nitobe; Christine's father]

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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