Volume: 38
Price: 0.60 USD
Pages: 100
On-sale Date: 1974-03-28
Editing: Archie Goodwin (credited) (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #441 Edit Cover
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jim Aparo (credited) (signed as AJ)
Inks:
Jim Aparo (credited) (signed as AJ)
Colors:
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is judgment day, Batman! And I condemn you and Robin to death!
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ibis the Invincible (head shot); The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (head shot); Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (head shot); Eclipso [Bruce Gordon] (head shot); Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian] (head shot)
Reprints (6)

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #104.

This Postage-Free Coupon Can Change Your Life!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Cleveland Institute of Electronics [lessons] / advertisement / 1 page

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

table of contents / 1 page

Pencils:
Sal Amendola (credited)
Inks:
Sal Amendola (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Job Number:L-316
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Contents page includes indicia.

Judgment Day!
(Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils:
Howard Chaykin (credited)
Inks:
Howard Chaykin (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:L-303
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lieutenant Bullock; Alfred Pennyworth; The Judge [Mr. Clay] (villain); Melissa Clay (The Judge's daughter); Cutler (hostage taker); Snow (drug smuggler)
Reprints (9)

[Woozy Winks - Wanted for Murder!]
(Table of Contents: 4)

Plastic Man / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
Editing:
George Brenner (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero; humor
  • Job Number:N-896
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:All right, which one of you did it?... Speak up!
  • Keywords:Daily Bagle
Characters:
Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Snoopy Hawks (journalist, death); Kayo Randy (prizefighter); John T. Wales (porter); Cynthia Bender (actress)
Reprints (1)

The Case of the Prophetic Pictures!
(Table of Contents: 5)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor, uncredited)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:N-894
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Gotham City Police Department [Commissioner James Gordon]; Mr. Wylie (villain, suicide); Pierre Antal (portrait painter); Mr. Bleek; Mikoff (an artist); Mr. Drake; Mr. Vangild (death); Carmen Largo (opera star, death); Mr. Warren (death); Mr. Travers
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Story has a sequel in "The Carbon Copy Crimes!" later in this issue.

The Super Foes Are Here!
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Mego Toys / advertisement / 1 page

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

"Apache" Arrowheads; 3-Mil Comic Bags; Abracadabra Magic Shop Tricks; Action Lure; American Circle Products; Anchor Specialties Identification Plates; Auto Upholstery Institute Course; Barrett Paragraph Writing Instruction; Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces; Big League Baseball and Basketball Camps; Craig Stamps; Engravaplates Social Security Cards; Freeport Music Instruments; Giant Catalog of Old Comics; Globus Stamps; Grand Book Comics; How to Be Taller; Indian & Lincoln Cents by the Pound; Karate School Membership; Kayco Stamps; Magnum Gold Records Recording Studio; Miracle Body-Molders Training; Monster Studios Products; Robert Bell Comics; Rock T-Shirts; Sports World Sports Films; The Fun House Novelties / advertisement / 2 pages

Magic!
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Maverick Magic Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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

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

Script:
Pencils:
? (illustration)
Inks:
? (illustration)
Colors:
? (illustration)
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:L-322
Characters:
Batman (logo ilustration)

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Jerry Levitt, Joshua Case and William M. Neville.

Any 15 records for only $1.97 or any 11 tapes for only $1.97
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Columbia Record Club / Columbia Record & Tape Club / advertisement / 2 pages

Holocaust God of Destruction!
(Table of Contents: 11)

Ibis the Invincible / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Editing:
Will Lieberson ? (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:N-972
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What causes war, plague, famine, destruction?
Characters:
Prince Ibis; Taia; Holocaust (three-headed villain); Freddy Freeman (cameo)
Reprints (1)

The Two Faces of Doom!
(Table of Contents: 12)

Eclipso / comic story / 11.67 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Alex Toth (credited as Alexander Toth) (signed as Alexander Toth)
Inks:
Alex Toth (credited as Alexander Toth) (signed as Alexander Toth)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Editing:
Jack Schiff (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:N-968
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's Eclipso! He's become unbeatable with his new power!!
Characters:
Eclipso [Bruce Gordon]; Mona Bennet; Professor Bennet
Synopsis:
Bruce Gordon develops an ultra-violet ray gun to try to make Eclipso into a force for good. A meteor crashes to the ground and a space-creature is released that gives Eclipso new powers.
Reprints (1)

Now! All Full Scale Battle Games
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Fighting Ships; Woods Edge / advertisement / 1 page

Thank you, DC Fans...
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Action Fish Lure Swims By Its Own Power!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Action Lure / advertisement / 1 page

[Novelty Ads]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page

Monster Size Monsters
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 0.5 page

DC Brings You the New 100 pg. Super-Spectacular
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.3 page

[The Secret of Mouse Malone]
(Table of Contents: 19)

Alias the Spider / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Paul Gustavson (credited) (signed as Paul Gustavson)
Pencils:
Paul Gustavson (credited) (signed as Paul Gustavson)
Inks:
Paul Gustavson (credited) (signed as Paul Gustavson)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Paul Gustavson (credited) (signed as Paul Gustavson)
Editing:
Gill Fox (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:N-897
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is the biggest poker game I've seen here!
Characters:
Alias the Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Mouse Malone (villain)
Reprints (2)

Super Values
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 20)

Super Values Products / advertisement / 3 pages

The Carbon Copy Crimes!
(Table of Contents: 21)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 11 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:N-895
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Jennings (death); Louisa Ponelle (opera star); Pierre Antal (portrait painter); Mr. Wylie (flashback)
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Story is a sequel to "The Case of the Prophetic Pictures!" earlier in this issue.

Chapter 5: Cathedral Perilous
(Table of Contents: 22)

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-304
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Another mosque, Henry? I thought we'd seen every one in the city!
  • Keywords:Istanbul
Characters:
Manhunter [Paul Kirk]; Christine St. Clair; The Council [Dr. Anatol Mykros]; Henry; Emma; Nico
Awards:
Reprints (8)

Indexer Notes

Alan Kupperberg 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 Detective Comics #443 (October-November 1974).

Karate
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Universal Self-Defense System / advertisement / 1 page

Famous Name Prizes or Cash
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 24)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page

Zingers!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 25)

MPC Model Kit / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["This is judgment day, Batman! And I condemn you and Robin to death!"]
    Batman
  2. This Postage-Free Coupon Can Change Your Life!
    Cleveland Institute of Electronics [lessons]
  3. [Detective Comics Table of Contents]
  4. Judgment Day!
    Batman
  5. [Woozy Winks - Wanted for Murder!]
    Plastic Man
  6. The Case of the Prophetic Pictures!
    Batman and Robin
  7. The Super Foes Are Here!
    Mego Toys
  8. Write Right Now!
    "Apache" Arrowheads; 3-Mil Comic Bags; Abracadabra Magic Shop Tricks; Action Lure; American Circle Products; Anchor Specialties Identification Plates; Auto Upholstery Institute Course; Barrett Paragraph Writing Instruction; Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces; Big League Baseball and Basketball Camps; Craig Stamps; Engravaplates Social Security Cards; Freeport Music Instruments; Giant Catalog of Old Comics; Globus Stamps; Grand Book Comics; How to Be Taller; Indian & Lincoln Cents by the Pound; Karate School Membership; Kayco Stamps; Magnum Gold Records Recording Studio; Miracle Body-Molders Training; Monster Studios Products; Robert Bell Comics; Rock T-Shirts; Sports World Sports Films; The Fun House Novelties
  9. Magic!
    Maverick Magic Cards
  10. ["Night of the Stalker -- Bravo!"]
    Batman's Hot-Line
  11. Any 15 records for only $1.97 or any 11 tapes for only $1.97
    Columbia Record Club / Columbia Record & Tape Club
  12. Holocaust God of Destruction!
    Ibis the Invincible
  13. The Two Faces of Doom!
    Eclipso
  14. Now! All Full Scale Battle Games
    Fighting Ships; Woods Edge
  15. Thank you, DC Fans...
  16. Action Fish Lure Swims By Its Own Power!
    Action Lure
  17. [Novelty Ads]
    Honor House Products Novelties
  18. Monster Size Monsters
    Monster Size Monsters
  19. DC Brings You the New 100 pg. Super-Spectacular
  20. [The Secret of Mouse Malone]
    Alias the Spider
  21. Super Values
    Super Values Products
  22. The Carbon Copy Crimes!
    Batman and Robin
  23. Chapter 5: Cathedral Perilous
    Manhunter
  24. Karate
    Universal Self-Defense System
  25. Famous Name Prizes or Cash
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  26. Zingers!
    MPC Model Kit
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