Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #73

Cover Date: March 1943
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1943-01-16

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Bob Kane
Inks: Jerry Robinson

Story: "The Scarecrow Returns" (13 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Don Cameron
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson, George Roussos
Lettering	George Roussos
Assistant editing	Jack Schiff, Bernie Breslauer
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Linda Page (last Golden Age appearance; next in flashback in Brave and the Bold #197)

Villain(s):

Scarecrow (last in World's Finest Comics #3; next in flashback in Brave and the Bold #197)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Archives #3 (1994)

The Batman Chronicles #8 (2009)

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)

Batman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)

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Second Story: "The Saga of the Little Tin Box" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jack Kirby, Joe Simon
Art	Joe Simon
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Assistant editing	Jack Schiff, Bernie Breslauer
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Boy Commandos

Brooklyn

Andre Chavard

Jan Haasan

Alfy Twidgett

Captain Rip Carter

Villain(s):

Col. Von Klopf and his soldiers (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Africa

Story Reprinted in:

The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 (October 2010)

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Third Story: "The Old-Fashioned Crimes" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jack Lehti
Pencils	Jack Lehti
Inks	Charles Paris
Lettering	Charles Paris
Assistant editing	Jack Schiff, Bernie Breslauer
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Crimson Avenger

Supporting Character(s):

Wing

Villain(s):

Fox and his gang (first appearance for all)

Comment(s):

This story begins on August 1st, 1943 (probably should be 1942) also the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Globe-Leader.

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Fourth Story: "The Final Round!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

Creators: saw no args

Feature Character(s):

Air Wave

Supporting Character(s):

Static

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Fifth Story: "The Histrionic Hoodlums!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Howard Sherman
Lettering	Howard Sherman
Assistant editing	Jack Schiff, Bernie Breslauer
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

Unnamed criminals (first appearance for all)

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