Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #75

Price: 0.10 USD

Pages: 68

On-sale Date: 1943-03-16

Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor); Bernard Breslauer (actual editor)

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Robber Baron

(Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Bob Kane
Inks:	George Roussos
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Genre:superhero

Keywords:castles; formal wear; monocles; top hats

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Robber Baron

Reprints (4)

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: A Superman DC Publication
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Knickerbocker Books / advertisement / 1 page

The Robber Baron!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:	Don C. Cameron
Pencils:	Jack Burnley
Inks:	George Roussos
Colors:	?
Letters:	George Roussos

Genre:superhero

Keywords:Batplane; Bryte Brothers Brass Works; wireless belt radio

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; The Robber Baron (villain); Baron's gang [Bingo; others un-named] (villains)

Synopsis:: Batman must face the unique robberies by a man who loots places considered to be burglar-proof.; in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 (1993 [January 1994])
in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #9 ([April] 2010)
in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #3 ([June] 2017)
in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #5 ([November] 2018)

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Gags / cartoon / 0.5 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:How can I get any girl to go with me...

Indexer Notes

3 gags.

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Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Whitey's First Round-Up by Glen Rounds

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Good Books Worth Reading / in-house column / 0.67 page

Double for Death

(Table of Contents: 7)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages

Script:	Jack Kirby ? Joe Simon ?
Pencils:	Jack Kirby Joe Simon ?
Inks:	Joe Simon
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:adventure; war

Characters:

The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett; Andre Chavard]; Angus McQuirt; Annie McQuirt; Herr Oberst (villain)

Synopsis:: The Commandos try to save a man mis-identified as a Nazi spy.; in The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #2 (2015 [February 2016])

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Laffs / cartoon / 0.5 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now Fluffy - Do be reasonable!

Indexer Notes

3 gags.

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Morrow Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page

Baseball Stamps

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Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

The Man Who Knew the Future!

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The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 10 pages

Script:	Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils:	Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks:	Charles Paris
Colors:	?
Letters:	Charles Paris

Genre:superhero

Characters:

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Silas Blanton; Herr Grosser (villain)

Synopsis:: The Nazis kidnap a weather man.

Indexer Notes

Inker and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

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Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.67 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Me gottum nice job as guide...

Characters:

Chief Hot Foot

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Junior Sales Club / advertisement / 0.33 page

Death Went on Maneuvers!

(Table of Contents: 14)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Chuck Winter
Inks:	Chuck Winter
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:adventure; spy; detective-mystery

Characters:

Bart Regan

A Kind of Hero

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text story / 2 pages

Script:	Will Ludlow (credited)
Letters:	typeset

Genre:adventure

Voice of Conscience!

(Table of Contents: 16)

Air Wave / comic story / 7 pages

Script:	Joe Samachson
Pencils:	George Roussos
Inks:	George Roussos
Colors:	George Roussos
Letters:	George Roussos

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static; Duke Banion (villain)

A Real Winner from the Start!

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Boy Commandos / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

World's Finest Value!

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World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Elusive Elephant!

(Table of Contents: 19)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages

Script:	Joe Samachson ?
Pencils:	Howard Sherman
Inks:	Howard Sherman
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:detective-mystery

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

Indexer Notes

Writer id by Bob Hughes.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Webster's Complete Reference Dictionary and Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page

Fighting Energy

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

Table of Contents ToC

Table of Contents

Robber Baron (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Knickerbocker Books / advertisement / 1 page

The Robber Baron! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Gags / cartoon / 0.5 page

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Whitey's First Round-Up by Glen Rounds (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Good Books Worth Reading / in-house column / 0.67 page

Double for Death (Table of Contents: 7)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Laffs / cartoon / 0.5 page

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Morrow Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page

Baseball Stamps (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

The Man Who Knew the Future! (Table of Contents: 11)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 10 pages

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.67 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Junior Sales Club / advertisement / 0.33 page

Death Went on Maneuvers! (Table of Contents: 14)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages

A Kind of Hero (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 2 pages

Voice of Conscience! (Table of Contents: 16)

Air Wave / comic story / 7 pages

A Real Winner from the Start! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Boy Commandos / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

World's Finest Value! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Elusive Elephant! (Table of Contents: 19)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 20)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 21)

Webster's Complete Reference Dictionary and Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page

Fighting Energy (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 22)

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

Robber Baron

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The Robber Baron!

(Table of Contents: 2)

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(Table of Contents: 3)

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Editorial Advisory Board

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Whitey's First Round-Up by Glen Rounds

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Double for Death

(Table of Contents: 7)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 8)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Baseball Stamps

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The Man Who Knew the Future!

(Table of Contents: 11)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 12)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Death Went on Maneuvers!

(Table of Contents: 14)

A Kind of Hero

(Table of Contents: 15)

Voice of Conscience!

(Table of Contents: 16)

A Real Winner from the Start!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

World's Finest Value!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

The Elusive Elephant!

(Table of Contents: 19)

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[no title indexed]

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Fighting Energy

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