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Issue: Detective Comics #73
Publication Date: March 1943
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Issues: #73 of 883 Issues (1409 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/16/1943
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint; glossy
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Return of the Scarecrow

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagO Lobinho (2ª Série) #60 published ?cover
In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published January 1993
as Cover - Detective Comics #73 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Biscuit Eater by James Street

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
Synopsis: The book, "The Biscuit Eater", by James Street is reviewed.
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Scarecrow Returns

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Crusher Conger (villain, wrestler); Samson Saxe (villain, wrestler); The Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain); Muggsy (villain)
Synopsis: As a former teacher, Professor Jonathan Crane decides to use the simpliest of words to indicate crimes he intends to commit, and Batman and Robin spend plenty of time "after school" to figure them out and stop the Man of Straw.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published January 1993
as The Scarecrow Returns [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Batman
First Line: Wow!
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Pages: 0.5
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Bombshell!

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Feature(s): Boy Commandos
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Pages: 0.5
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The Saga of the Little Tin Box

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Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan; Andre Chavard; Alfy Twidgett]; Col. Von Klopf (villain)
Synopsis: The Boys escape from a German firing squad somewhere in the African rainforest.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 published January 2010
as The Saga of the Little Tin Box [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gags
First Line: He's gone - Priorities, you know!
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World's Finest Value!

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Feature(s): World's Finest Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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The Amazon

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Stamps
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.
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The Old-Fashioned Crimes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Crimson Avenger
Character(s): The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Sam Jones; Carson; The Fox (villain)
Synopsis: A publicity stunt, reprinting the first issue of the Globe-Leader, inspires a gang of crooks to use horses for their robberies.
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Pages: 10
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Energy for Victory!

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Corpse Cove!!

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Spy
Character(s): Bart Regan
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Pages: 6
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Sole Witness

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Pages: 2
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The Final Round!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Soldier Harkness; Eleanor Harkness; Battling Bosco; Static
Synopsis: An aging fighter with a bullet in his chest, risks a last fight to pay for his wife's medical care.
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Pages: 7
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Feature(s): Adventure Comics; More Fun Comics
First Line: Two of the oldest magazines in the comic field...
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Pages: 0.44
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Pages: 0.23
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Detective Comics, Inc.
480 Lexington Ave
New York, N.Y.
Editor: F. W. Ellsworth
Owners: H. Donenfeld, P. Sampliner
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The Histrionic Hoodlums!

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
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Pages: 8
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First Line: Be sure to get these top favorites for the best in comics!
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Pages: 1
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Feature(s): Webster's Complete Reference Dictionary and Encyclopedia
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): American Seed Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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