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70December 1942
$0.10

Detective Comics #70

DC · December 1942 · on sale 1942-10-20

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#70
Publication date
December 1942
Key date
1942-12-00
On-sale date
1942-10-20
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Man Who Could Read Mindscover1pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry RobinsonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2The Man Who Could Read Minds!comic story13script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Carlo (villain, death)
3Batmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
4How Can They Do It??promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
5X Marked the Spot at the Tee!comic story8pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Howard ShermanSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
7The Mystery of the Musical Muggscomic story8script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Charles ParisThe Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Mickey the Mugg (villain)
9The Man Who Looted Lives!comic story6pencils: Chuck Winter; inks: Chuck WinterBart Regan
10The Clever Touchtext story2script: James Benton
11-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
12More Fun Comics; Prize Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
13All-Star Comics; The Justice Society of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.44
16Who Rubbed Out the Editor?comic story7script: Murray Boltinoff; pencils: Lee Harris; inks: Charles Paris; editing: Murray BoltinoffAir Wave [Lee Travis]; Static (his parrot); Editor Murray Boltinoff; Lee Harris (splash only); Duke (Murray's Secretary); Elsom; Blake; Angelo
17Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
18Rolf, an Elkhound of Norwayin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
19War with Stampstext article0.5script: Sidney M. Elias
21Fury Rides a Taxicab!comic story12script: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; pencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; inks: Joe SimonBoy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan; Alfy Teidgett]; Hack Hogan
23Don't Miss Your Favorites!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 6.06 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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