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Detective Comics 76

DETECTIVE COMICS #76

Cover Date: June 1943
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1943-04-17

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jerry Robinson
Colors: Jerry Robinson


Story: "Slay 'em with Flowers" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryHorace Gold
ArtJerry Robinson
LetteringGeorge Roussos
ColorsJerry Robinson
EditingBernie Breslauer, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (last in Brave and the Bold #146
Robin

Villain(s):

Joker and his gang (uses a flower shop to cover for his crimes)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Archives #3 (1993)
The Batman Chronicles #9 (2010)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Batman: The Golden Age #5 (2018)


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Second Story: "The Invasion of America" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Kirby, Joe Simon
ArtJoe Simon
PencilsJack Kirby
EditingBernie Breslauer, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Boy Commandos:
Brooklyn
Andre Chavard
Jan Haasan
Alfy Twidgett
Captain Rip Carter

Guest Star(s):

Guardian (between Star Spangled Comics #20 and #21)
Newsboy Legion:
Big Words (between Star Spangled Comics #20 and #21)
Tommy Thompkins (between Star Spangled Comics #20 and #21)
Gabby (between Star Spangled Comics #20 and #21)
Scrapper (between Star Spangled Comics #20 and #21)
Sandman (last in All-Star Comics #16; next in Adventure Comics #86)
Sandy, The Golden Boy (between Adventure Comics #85 and #86)

Villain(s):

Nazi saboteurs and spies (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Location(s):

New York City, NY
Washington, DC

Story Reprinted in:

Mister Miracle Vol. 1 #5/3 (November-December 1971)
The Brave and the Bold Annual #1 (2001)


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Third Story: "The Case of the Lollipop Crimes" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Lehti
PencilsJack Lehti
InksCharles Paris
LetteringCharles Paris
EditingBernie Breslauer, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Crimson Avenger

Supporting Character(s):

Wing

Villain(s):

Jerry the Mule and his gang (first appearance for all; use a candy story and candy to relate information to other gangs)


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Fourth Story: "The Man Who Talked His Crimes!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtGeorge Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
ColorsGeorge Roussos
EditingBernie Breslauer, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Air Wave

Supporting Character(s):

Static

Villain(s):

A ventriloquist and his gang (first appearance for all; use ventriloquism to get prisoners released by the warden)


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Fifth Story: "The Bashful Bandits" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtHoward Sherman
EditingBernie Breslauer, Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

Jewelry store robbers (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

New York City, NY or Gotham City


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