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Detective Comics 98

DETECTIVE COMICS #98

Cover Date: April 1945
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1945-02-20

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Cover Credits:
Art: Dick Sprang


Story: "The King of the Hoboes!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtDick Sprang
LetteringPat Gordon
Assistant editingBernie Breslaurer
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon (has brown hair)
Alfred

Villain(s):

Silver Silkie and his gang (first appearances for all; take advantage of a slumming bank president and his hobo friends)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

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

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Archives #4 (1998)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4 (2018)


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Second Story: "Audacious Alibi!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

ArtHoward Sherman
Assistant editingBernie Breslaurer
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

Crusher Riggs and his gang (first appearance for all; uses Slam and Shorty for a fake alibi)


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Third Story: "Sound Effects by Air Wave!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtGeorge Roussos
ColorsGeorge Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
Assistant editingBernie Breslaurer
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Air Wave

Villain(s):

Ugly Panne and his gang (first appearance for all)


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Fourth Story: "The Trial of Field Marshal Von Augen!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

ArtLouis Cazeneuve
Assistant editingBernie Breslaurer
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

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

Villain(s):

Field Marshal Von Augen (first appearance; confounded by the Commandos; captured)

Location(s):

Schlosshafen

Comment(s):

This story takes place before the end of hostilities in Europe.


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