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Detective Comics #76

DC · Series began 1937 · June 1943

Dates

Cover date
June 1943
On sale
April 17, 1943
Pages
60

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, Jack Lehti, Chuck Winter, George Roussos, Howard Shermaninks: Jerry Robinson, Joe Simon, Charles Paris, Chuck Winter, George Roussos, Howard Shermancolors: Jerry Robinson, George Roussosscript: H. L. Gold, Jack Lehti, Joe Samachson, Dan Wallaceletters: George Roussos, Charles Paris

Stories

  • Slay 'Em with Flowers · 12 pages

    After taking over ownership of a flower shop, the Joker and his men use the pretty posies to perpetrate crimes against the wealthy.

  • The Invasion of America · 12 pages

    The Boys are sent on a good will tour of the US as representatives of "four great nations united for the liberation of the world." But the Nazis think it would be a great propaganda victory to kidnap them right in the middle of their celebration.

  • The Case of the Lollipop Crimes · 8 pages

    Gangsters use a candy store to transmit messages to each other.

  • Decks of Doom! · 5 pages
  • The Man Who Talked His Crimes! · 7 pages
  • Mountain Invasion · 1.67 pages
  • The Bashful Bandits! · 8 pages

Publisher’s description

After taking over ownership of a flower shop, the Joker and his men use the pretty posies to perpetrate crimes against the wealthy!

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanDick GraysonRobinJokerWesley DoddsThe SandmanFranklin D. RooseveltThe Crimson AvengerJim HarperThe GuardianLee TravisSandy HawkinsBig WordsTommyGabbyWingWing HowSlam BradleyScrapperBrooklynRip CarterAlfy TwidgettAlfred BeagleSandy the Golden BoyAndre ChavardAir WaveJan HaasanLarry Jordan

Reprinted in

Mister Miracle (1971), Batman Archives (1990), The Brave and the Bold Annual No. 1, 1969 Issue (2001), The Batman Chronicles (2005), The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2010), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Batman: The Golden Age (2016)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

Summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); each links to its article.

Issue, variant and release data from Metron (metron.cloud), CC BY-SA 4.0.