Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #440

Cover Date: April-May 1974
Cover Price: $.60
Publication Date: 1974-01-29

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood

Story: "Ghost Mountain Midnight!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Archie Goodwin
Pencils	Sal Amendola
Inks	Dick Giordano
Associate editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Archie Goodwin

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in Brave and the Bold #112; next in Batman Vol. 1 #256)

Villain(s):

Sheriff Emmett Doppler (first appearance; a corrupt sheriff running moonshine)

Other Character(s):

Sarah Beth Tull (first appearance; a young mountain girl who goes to work in Gotham City)

Aaron and Cletus Tull (first appearance; Sarah Beth's brothers)

Granny Tull (first appearance; Tull family matriarch)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Ghost Mountain, Darkhill County (located in the Appalachian Mountains)

Comment(s):

This story takes place in January.

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Second Story (reprint): "Cobras of the Deep!" (9 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Adventure Comics #79/5 (October 1942)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the Golden Age Manhunter (Paul Kirk).

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Third Story (reprint): "The Fear that Haunted Hawkman!" (15 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Hawkman #3 (August-September 1964)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the Silver Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

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Fourth Story (reprint): "A Million-Dollar Corpse!" (11 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Feature Comics #123 (June 1948)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the original Doll Man.

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Fifth Story (reprint): "Too Many Suspects!" (12 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Green Lantern #37/4 (March-April 1949)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the Golden Age Green Lantern.

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Sixth Story (reprint): "Inside Story of The Outsider!" (15 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Detective Comics #356 (October 1966)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the Silver Age Batman and Robin.

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Seventh Story: "Rebellion!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Archie Goodwin
Art	Walter Simonson
Lettering	Alan Kupperberg, Walter Simonson
Assistant editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Archie Goodwin

Feature Character(s):

Manhunter (also in flashbacks preceding issue #437/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Christine St. Clair

Asano Nitobe (in flashback only)

Kolu Mbeya (first appearance; in flashback only; designs and builds Manhunter's armament)

Villain(s):

Council: (behind the scenes)

Dr. Mykros (in flashbacks only)

Damon Nostrand(dies)

Location(s):

Marakech, Morocco

Story Reprinted in:

Manhunter #1 (May 1984)

Manhunter: The Special Edition (1999)

Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin (2013)

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