Volume: 37
Price: 0.50 USD
Pages: 100
On-sale Date: 1973-09-27
Editing: Archie Goodwin (credited) (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #438 Edit Cover
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A Monster Walks Wayne Manor
(Table of Contents)

The Atom; Batman; Green Lantern; Hawkman; Manhunter; Robin / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero; detective-mystery
  • Job Number:L-248
Characters:
Ubu
Reprints (8)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #100.

Don't Be Half a Man!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page

A Monster Walks Wayne Manor!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils:
Jim Aparo (credited)
Inks:
Jim Aparo (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Ubu (also flashback, death); Dr. Varnov (also as Dr. Strang, first appearance); Liverpool (thug, first appearance, death); Kolb (first appearance, flashback, death); Patch (first appearance, bartender)
Synopsis:
At the unused Wayne Manor, Batman goes up against an obsessed Swiss scientist who desperately needs to study Ra's al Ghul's demented henchman Ubu, to mine the secrets of a Lazarus Pit.
Reprints (7)

World of the Magic Atom!
(Table of Contents: 3)

The Atom / comic story / 23.84 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Gil Kane (credited) (sourced)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
Editing:
Julius Schwartz (original editor)
E. Nelson Bridwell (reprint editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:N-754
Characters:
Timor (a dragon); Biff Barker (first appearance, gang boss)
Synopsis:
Atom helps Zatanna search for her father in a sub-atomic world ruled by the Druid.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Story across 25 pages in three parts of 11.67, 5.67, and 6.5 pages in length.

This is the first chapter of Zatanna's search for her father, which is reprinted in various DC Super Spectaculars in this period. Reprint info correction from Robert Gee.

Superman the Man of Steel - World's Greatest Comics Hero Appears in…
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Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Smash-Up Derby
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Kenner Toys / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Free 100 Decals
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Stickums Decals / advertisement / 0.5 page

Scary, Life Size Monster Ghost
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Monster Ghost / U-Control Ghost / advertisement / 0.25 page

Vampire Bat
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Toy Vampire Bat / advertisement / 0.25 page

Zatanna Gets the Help of Green Lantern
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Green Lantern; Zatanna / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

For a Fun-Filled Halloween from--
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Men Who Moved the World!
(Table of Contents: 12)

Hawkman / comic story / 12.67 pages

Script:
Gardner Fox (credited)
Pencils:
Joe Kubert (credited)
Inks:
Joe Kubert (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Editing:
Julius Schwartz (original editor)
E. Nelson Bridwell (reprint editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:N-755
Characters:
Khrem (villain); Setph (villain)
Synopsis:
The Hawks fight three aliens who are trying to move the Earth out of its orbit
Reprints (1)

Pirates Strike Again!
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MPC Model Kit / advertisement / 2 pages

Just Put an X Next to the Comics You Want!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Masked Manhunter… the World's Greatest Detective Appears in…
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Erupting into 3-Dimension
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Free Patches
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Super Values Products / advertisement / 0.5 page

These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given To You!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page

Make Excellent Extra Cash...
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 19)

Engravaplates Social Security Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page

Gotham Gang Line-Up!
(Table of Contents: 21)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 14.34 pages

Script:
Bill Finger (credited)
Pencils:
Inks:
Joe Giella (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Editing:
Julius Schwartz (original editor)
E. Nelson Bridwell (reprint editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:N-753
Characters:
Tri-State Gang [Paul Pardee (villain); Hippo (villain); Duke (villain); Mike (villain); Joe (villain)]
Synopsis:
Alfred is apparently killed when rescuing Batman and Robin. Dick's aunt, Aunt Harriet, arrives to take care of the two "helpless boys".
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts of 6.67 and 7.67 pages.

Death of Alfred, which leads into the Outsider serial.

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder

[Super-Hero Stick-Ons!]
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Super-Hero Stick-Ons or Hang-Ups / advertisement / 1 page

The New American Revolution
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 23)

Prez / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Alfred… Dead?
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 24)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[1972 Shazam Awards]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 25)

Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World / in-house column / 1 page

The House That Fought Green Lantern!
(Table of Contents: 26)

Green Lantern / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
Gardner Fox (credited)
Pencils:
Gil Kane (credited)
Inks:
Joe Giella (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Editing:
Julius Schwartz (original editor)
E. Nelson Bridwell (reprint editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:N-756
Characters:
Synopsis:
Green Lantern pursues a fleeing criminal to a deserted house which has been rigged to seem haunted.
Reprints (1)

Chapter Two: The Manhunter File
(Table of Contents: 27)

Manhunter / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
Walter Simonson (titles and sound effects)
  • Genre:superhero; detective-mystery
  • Job Number:L-244
Characters:
Raoul Salazano (flashback)
Synopsis:
Christine St. Clair shows her current file on Manhunter to her boss, Damon Nostrand. She fills him in on the fact that some of the bodies of the men that Paul Kirk has eliminated have his face and fingerprints, and all end up being stolen from the morgues by unknown parties. Christine learns that Kirk is a master of an ancient Japanese fighting discipline called Ninjutsu, and that Kirk must also have some kind of rapid healing abilities. After Christine leaves Nostrand's office, he burns up the files.
Reprints (7)

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 6. Story ends in Detective Comics #443.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 28)

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

Script:
Archie Goodwin (credited as Archie)
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:L-255

Indexer Notes

Includes an editorial explaining the switch to the 100 page format. Letters of comment from Mike Shoemaker, Greg Thornhill, David Mollett, and Bob Rozakis.

Karate Judo-Savate
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Universal Self-Defense System / advertisement / 0.5 page

Surprise Coin Packet
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 30)

Hobby Coin Co. Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page

This Can Be Your "Big Break"...
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 31)

Cleveland Institute of Electronics [lessons] / comics-form advertising / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 32)

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. A Monster Walks Wayne Manor
    The Atom; Batman; Green Lantern; Hawkman; Manhunter; Robin
  2. Don't Be Half a Man!
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  3. A Monster Walks Wayne Manor!
    Batman
  4. World of the Magic Atom!
    The Atom
  5. Superman the Man of Steel - World's Greatest Comics Hero Appears in…
    Superman
  6. ["Hey, fright fans… feast your blood-shot eyes on ghoulish goings-on…"]
  7. Smash-Up Derby
    Kenner Toys
  8. Free 100 Decals
    Stickums Decals
  9. Scary, Life Size Monster Ghost
    Monster Ghost / U-Control Ghost
  10. Vampire Bat
    Toy Vampire Bat
  11. Zatanna Gets the Help of Green Lantern
    Green Lantern; Zatanna
  12. For a Fun-Filled Halloween from--
  13. The Men Who Moved the World!
    Hawkman
  14. Pirates Strike Again!
    MPC Model Kit
  15. Just Put an X Next to the Comics You Want!
  16. The Masked Manhunter… the World's Greatest Detective Appears in…
    Batman
  17. Erupting into 3-Dimension
  18. Free Patches
    Super Values Products
  19. These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given To You!
    North American School of Drafting
  20. Make Excellent Extra Cash...
    Engravaplates Social Security Cards
  21. ["Jack Pot Bank"]
    Honor House Products Novelties
  22. Gotham Gang Line-Up!
    Batman and Robin
  23. [Super-Hero Stick-Ons!]
    Super-Hero Stick-Ons or Hang-Ups
  24. The New American Revolution
    Prez
  25. Alfred… Dead?
  26. [1972 Shazam Awards]
    Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World
  27. The House That Fought Green Lantern!
    Green Lantern
  28. Chapter Two: The Manhunter File
    Manhunter
  29. ["What you're holding..."]
    Batman's Hot-Line
  30. Karate Judo-Savate
    Universal Self-Defense System
  31. Surprise Coin Packet
    Hobby Coin Co. Coins
  32. This Can Be Your "Big Break"...
    Cleveland Institute of Electronics [lessons]
  33. ["Peter Revson drives this car."]
    Aurora Products
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