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77July 1943
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Detective Comics #77

DC · July 1943 · on sale 1943-05-18

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#77
Publication date
July 1943
Key date
1943-07-00
On-sale date
1943-05-18
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Crime Cliniccover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Crime Doctor [Dr. Matthew Thorne]
2The Crime Clinic!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Billy (hospital patient); Mr. Brown; Hodges (banker); unnamed Professor; The Crime Doctor [Dr. Matthew Thorne] (villain, surgeon, introduction); Albert (villain, Thorne's assistant); Piggy Pinto (villain); Ranson (villain)
4Trail of the Red Herring!comic story8pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
6Struggle Is Our Brother by Gregor Felsenin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
7The Mystery of the Mounted Marauders!comic story7.5script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Charles ParisThe Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing
9Taps for the Telegrapher!comic story4.67pencils: Chuck Winter; inks: Chuck WinterBart Regan
11Glory Enoughtext story1script: James Quill; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
12The Case of the Soundless Crimes!comic story7script: Joe Samachson; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos; colors: George Roussos; letters: George RoussosAir Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static; Dr. Silence (villain, introduction)
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1
14The Valley of Destinycomic story12script: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; pencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; inks: Joe SimonBoy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfy Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Sarkis; General Von Konk; Grubble; Boering; Baron Shohiro; General Saki; Yuma Hara; The Wise One; Dr. Cairne

Plus 4.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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