Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #444

Cover Date: December-January 1974-5
Cover Price: $.60
Publication Date: 1974-09-26

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

Story: "Bat-Murderer!" (20 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Len Wein
Art	Jim Aparo
Lettering	Jim Aparo
Associate editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Scrag Donovan (first appearance; a professional hitman from Detroit)

Huey and Charlie (first appearance; two out-of-town hitmen)

Other Character(s):

Specs (first appearance; a myopic underworld informant)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Best of DC #9 (January-February 1981)

Tales of the Batman: Len Wein (2014)

Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo #3 (2017)

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Second Story (reprint): "Dick Grayson Detective!" (10 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Associate editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Star Spangled Comics #111 (December 1950)

Comment(s):

This is a story of the Golden Age Robin.

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Third Story (reprint): "The Case of The Martian Witness!" (8 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Associate editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #114 (March 1960)

Comment(s):

This story features Star Hawkins.

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Fourth Story (reprint): [No Title] (11 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Associate editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Kid Eternity #10 (July 1948)

Comment(s):

This story features Kid Eternity.

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Fifth Story (reprint): "The Good-Luck Prophet!" (6 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Associate editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Detective Comics #285 (November 1960)

Comment(s):

This story features Roy Raymond, TV Detective.

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Sixth Story (reprint): "The Case of the Haunted Horse!" (8 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Associate editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Dale Evans Comics #9 (January-February 1950)

Comment(s):

This story features Sierra Smith.

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Seventh Story: "The Magical Mystery Mirror!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Mike W. Barr
Art	Ernie Chan
Associate editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Elongated Man (last in Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #215; next in Action Comics #443)

Supporting Character(s):

Sue Dibny (last in Justice League of America #110; next in issue #449/2

Villain(s):

Dennis Tell (first appearance; tries to swindle his father)

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