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Detective Comics 77

DETECTIVE COMICS #77

Cover Date: July 1943
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1943-05-18

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Bob Kane
Inks: George Roussos


Story: "The Crime Clinic!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsBob Kane
InksGeorge Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingBernie Breslauer, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin

Villain(s):

Crime Doctor (Dr. Matthew Thorne; first appearance; a doctor who also aids criminals in planning their crimes; next in Batman Vol. 1 #18)
Piggy Pinto and Ranson (first appearance for both; "patients" of the Crime Doctor}

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Archives #3 (1994)
Batman Chronicles #9 (2010)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Batman: The Golden Age #5 (2018)


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Second Story: "Trail of the Red Herring!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtHoward Sherman
EditingBernie Breslauer, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley (hair dyed red to confuse cops)

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

"Red" Harring (first appearance; a red-headed crook who dyes his hair to avoid the police)


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Third Story: "The Mystery of the Mounted Marauders!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Lehti
PencilsJack Lehti
InksCharles Paris
LetteringCharles Paris
EditingBernie Breslauer

Feature Character(s):

Crimson Avenger (next in Leading Comics #7)

Supporting Character(s):

Wing (next in Leading Comics #7)

Villain(s):

Midnight Menace (Inksmudge; first appearance; a rival publisher who takes over the fake gang to continue the cowboy robberies)
Jim (first appearance; a reporter for the Globe-Leader who stages a crime, but intends to return the monies; dies)


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Fourth Story: "The Case of the Soundless Crimes!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtGeorge Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
ColorsGeorge Roussos
EditingBernie Breslauer, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Air Wave

Supporting Character(s):

Static

Villain(s):

Doctor Silence (first appearance; uses an electro-ray to cancel transmission of sound)


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Fifth Story: "The Valley of Destiny" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Kirby, Joe Simon
ArtJack Kirby, Joe Simon
EditingBernie Breslauer, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Boy Commandos:
Brooklyn
Andre Chavard
Jan Haasan
Alfy Twidgett
Captain Carter

Villain(s):

Representatives of Nazi German High Command and Imperial Japanese (first appearance for all; all die)

Other Character(s):

Sarkis (first appearance; retrieves representatives of the warring powers to find if they are worthy to receive their scientific discoveries)
Wise One (leader of the Valley of Destiny)
Dr. Caine (first appearance; age 190)

Location(s):

Berlin, Germany
Tokyo, Japan
London, England
Valley of Destiny (first appearance; located in Himalayas)


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