Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #443

Volume: 38

Price: 0.60 USD

Pages: 100

On-sale Date: 1974-07-30

Editing: Archie Goodwin; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

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Batman / cover / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Jim Aparo (signed as AJ)
Inks:	Jim Aparo (signed as AJ)
Colors:	Tatjana Wood
Letters:	Gaspar Saladino

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now...fire!

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (also head shot); Robin [Dick Grayson] (head shot); Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (head shot); Creeper [Jack Ryder] (head shot); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (head shot)

Reprints (6)

in Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #108 (July 1974) [0.25 page black and white copy]
in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #125 (Circa 1975-1976)
in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #839 (23 de julio de 1976)
in Batman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2005 series) ([June] 2005)
in Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman (DC, 2019 series) ([May] 2019)
in Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021])

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: DC [circle]
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #108.

It's As Easy As S.L.C.

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Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

[Detective Comics Presents]

(Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page

Pencils:	Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Inks:	Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Job Number:L-340

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Manhunter [Paul Kirk]

Reprints (1)

in Batman Bimestriel (Sage - Sagédition, 1975 series) #6 (février-mars 1976)

Indexer Notes

Includes indicia information bottom edge of page.

Gotterdammerung

(Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages

Script:	Archie Goodwin
Pencils:	Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Inks:	Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Colors:	?
Letters:	Annette Kawecki Walter Simonson (titles and sound effects)

Genre:superhero
Job Number:L-335

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Prologue: Rain. The Waterfront. A floating body. Familiar elements to Commissioner Gordon, but always grim ones.

Characters:

Manhunter [Paul Kirk](death); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon; Enforcer (Dan Kingdom); Ndele Kshumbo; Kolu Mbeya; Christine St. Clair; Asano Nitobe

Awards:

Shazam Award - Best Individual Story (Dramatic) (1974)

Reprints (11)

in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #125 (Circa 1975-1976)
in Batman Bimestriel (Sage - Sagédition, 1975 series) #6 (février-mars 1976) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]]
in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #839 (23 de julio de 1976)
in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #7 (1977)
in Gigant (Semic, 1976 series) #5/1981 (1981)
in Manhunter (DC, 1984 series) #1 ([May] 1984)
in Batman (Editora Abril, 1984 series) #7 (Janeiro 1985)
in Manhunter: The Special Edition (DC, 1999 series) ([September] 1999)
in Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin (DC, 2013 series) ([September] 2013)
in Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman (DC, 2019 series) ([May] 2019)
in Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021])

Indexer Notes

Annette Kawecki is the credited letterer of this story in Manhunter: The Special Edition (1999), where this story is reprinted. The Simonson lettering credit is per Archie Goodwin on page 97 of this issue.

Also features: Manhunter

Batman

(Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Inks:	Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Colors:	?

Genre:superhero
Job Number:L-296

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Reprints (1)

in Batman in the Seventies (DC, 1999 series) (1999 [February 2000])

Indexer Notes

Pinup, had originally been advertised for Detective Comics #440.

Manhunter

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Manhunter / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Inks:	Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))
Colors:	?

Genre:superhero; detective-mystery

Characters:

Manhunter [Paul Kirk]

Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Pinup, had originally been advertised for Detective Comics #440.

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 6)

Batman's Hot-Line / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	Archie Goodwin
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Job Number:L-339

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Lynn Scharbow, Dart Vernon and Antone Perry.

Write Right Now!

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advertisement / 2 pages

[The Blue Flame]

(Table of Contents: 8)

The Spectre / comic story / 10 pages

Script:	Jerry Siegel
Pencils:	Bernard Baily
Inks:	Bernard Baily
Colors:	?
Letters:	Bernard Baily
Editing:	Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)

Genre:superhero
Job Number:N-1046

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Noe one really knows that Jim Corrigan, hard-fisted detective, is in reality the Earthbound Spectre, whose mission is to rid this world of crime...

Characters:

The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]

Reprints (1)

from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #65 (March 1941)

The Master's Complete Course of Kung-Fu

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Kung-Fu International Course / advertisement / 0.5 page

Super Muscle System

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Universal Bodybuilding Program / advertisement / 0.5 page

Super-Hero Stick-Ons!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Family Bazaar Life-Size Hero Pin-Ups / advertisement / 1 page

The Super Catalogue

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Passaic Book Center Comics / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Novelty Ads]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

American Circle Products / advertisement / 0.5 page

The Line of DC Super-Stars

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The End of Sports!

(Table of Contents: 15)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages

Script:	Robert Kanigher
Pencils:	Alex Toth (credited)
Inks:	Alex Toth (credited)
Colors:	?
Letters:	?
Editing:	Sheldon Mayer (original editor)

Genre:superhero
Job Number:N-1044

First Line of Dialogue or Text:We Americans are enthusiastic sports fans!

Characters:

Sportsmaster [Lawrence "Crusher" Crock] (misspelled Corck) (villain); Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Jean Taylor (sports reporter)

Reprints (1)

from All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #98 (June 1948)

Big Jim's Kung Fu and Sports Action Sweepstakes

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Mattel Toys / advertisement / 2 pages

The Coming of the Creeper!!

(Table of Contents: 17)

The Creeper / comic story / 22.17 pages

Script:	Steve Ditko ? Don Segall (credited) (dialogue)
Pencils:	Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks:	Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Charlotte Jetter ?
Editing:	Murray Boltinoff ? (original editor)

Genre:superhero
Job Number:N-1043

First Line of Dialogue or Text:The world has more than its share of troublemakers, tormentors, and terrorists!

Characters:

The Creeper [Jack Ryder] (introduction; origin); Angel Devilin (villain); Professor Yatz (scientist); Dr. Clayton Wetley (crusader against violence); Bill Brane (chief of network security)

Reprints (1)

from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #73 (March-April 1968)

Indexer Notes

Page 12 is a 2/3-page and page 23 is a 1/2-page.

Task Force / Tank Trap

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Gold Crown / advertisement / 1 page

Now You Can Get the Copies You've Missed

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 19)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers Set

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 20)

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

More Pages For Your Money...

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 21)

DC 100 Pages / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Now! DC Has Produced a Fanzine For You!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 22)

The Amazing World of DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.3 page

Coming in the Next Issue of...Detective Comics

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Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Secret of Hunter's Inn!

(Table of Contents: 24)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:	Joe Samachson
Pencils:	Jerry Robinson
Inks:	Jerry Robinson
Colors:	?
Letters:	George Roussos
Editing:	Jack Schiff (original editor)

Genre:superhero
Job Number:N-1045

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Have you ever seen a house with two sides to its character?

Characters:

Tweedle-Dee (villain); Tweedle-Dum (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Beagle

Reprints (1)

from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #18 (August-September 1943)

Batman's Hot Line Extra

(Table of Contents: 25)

Batman's Hot-Line / letters page / 1 page

Script:	Archie Goodwin
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Job Number:L-339

Indexer Notes

Letter of comment from David Neal Dyar.

Do You Need Extra Money?

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Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

Famous Name Prizes or Cash

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 27)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

When you're big enough for a ten speed, you're big enough for a Browning

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Browning Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

Table of Contents ToC

Table of Contents

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

It's As Easy As S.L.C. (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

[Detective Comics Presents] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Gotterdammerung (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 20 pages

Indexer Notes

Batman (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Manhunter (Table of Contents: 5)

Manhunter / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman's Hot-Line / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

Write Right Now! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

advertisement / 2 pages

[The Blue Flame] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Spectre / comic story / 10 pages

The Master's Complete Course of Kung-Fu (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Kung-Fu International Course / advertisement / 0.5 page

Super Muscle System (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Universal Bodybuilding Program / advertisement / 0.5 page

Super-Hero Stick-Ons! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Family Bazaar Life-Size Hero Pin-Ups / advertisement / 1 page

The Super Catalogue (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Passaic Book Center Comics / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Novelty Ads] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

American Circle Products / advertisement / 0.5 page

The Line of DC Super-Stars (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The End of Sports! (Table of Contents: 15)

Green Lantern / comic story / 12 pages

Big Jim's Kung Fu and Sports Action Sweepstakes (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Mattel Toys / advertisement / 2 pages

The Coming of the Creeper!! (Table of Contents: 17)

The Creeper / comic story / 22.17 pages

Indexer Notes

Task Force / Tank Trap (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

Gold Crown / advertisement / 1 page

Now You Can Get the Copies You've Missed (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 19)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers Set (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 20)

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

More Pages For Your Money... (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 21)

DC 100 Pages / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Now! DC Has Produced a Fanzine For You! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 22)

The Amazing World of DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.3 page

Coming in the Next Issue of...Detective Comics (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 23)

Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Secret of Hunter's Inn! (Table of Contents: 24)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Batman's Hot Line Extra (Table of Contents: 25)

Batman's Hot-Line / letters page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Do You Need Extra Money? (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 26)

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page

Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 27)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

When you're big enough for a ten speed, you're big enough for a Browning (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 28)

Browning Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents)

It's As Easy As S.L.C.

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

[Detective Comics Presents]

(Table of Contents: 2)

Gotterdammerung

(Table of Contents: 3)

Batman

(Table of Contents: 4)

Manhunter

(Table of Contents: 5)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 6)

Write Right Now!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

[The Blue Flame]

(Table of Contents: 8)

The Master's Complete Course of Kung-Fu

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Super Muscle System

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Super-Hero Stick-Ons!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

The Super Catalogue

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

[Novelty Ads]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

The Line of DC Super-Stars

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

The End of Sports!

(Table of Contents: 15)

Big Jim's Kung Fu and Sports Action Sweepstakes

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

The Coming of the Creeper!!

(Table of Contents: 17)

Task Force / Tank Trap

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

Now You Can Get the Copies You've Missed

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 19)

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers Set

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 20)

More Pages For Your Money...

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 21)

Now! DC Has Produced a Fanzine For You!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 22)

Coming in the Next Issue of...Detective Comics

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 23)

The Secret of Hunter's Inn!

(Table of Contents: 24)

Batman's Hot Line Extra

(Table of Contents: 25)

Do You Need Extra Money?

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 26)

Famous Name Prizes or Cash

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 27)

When you're big enough for a ten speed, you're big enough for a Browning

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 28)