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Detective Comics #73

DC · Series began 1937 · March 1943

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Dates

Cover date: March 1943
On sale: January 16, 1943
Pages: 68

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Bob Kane, Jack Kirby, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Lehti, Chuck Winter, Lee Harris, Howard Shermaninks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, Joe Simon, Henry Boltinoff, Charles Paris, Chuck Winter, Howard Shermanscript: Josette Frank, Don C. Cameron, Henry Boltinoff, Sidney Elias, Jack Lehti, Eric Carter, Jack Liebowitzletters: George Roussos, Henry Boltinoff, Charles Paris

Stories

The Scarecrow Returns · 13 pages
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.
The Saga of the Little Tin Box · 12 pages
The Boys escape from a German firing squad somewhere in the African rainforest.
The Amazon · Stamps · 1 pages
The Old-Fashioned Crimes! · 10 pages
A publicity stunt, reprinting the first issue of the Globe-Leader, inspires a gang of crooks to use horses for their robberies.
Corpse Cove!! · 6 pages
Sole Witness · 2 pages
The Final Round! · 7 pages
An aging fighter with a bullet in his chest, risks a last fight to pay for his wife's medical care.
The Histrionic Hoodlums! · 8 pages

Publisher’s description

Jonathan Crane escapes prison and is back to his old tricks. Batman and Robin will have their hands full as they do battle with the Scarecrow!

Reprinted in

Batman Archives (1990), The Batman Chronicles (2005), The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2010), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 (2015), Batman Arkham: Scarecrow (2016), Batman: The Golden Age (2016)