Issue Details

Issue	#73
Published	March 1943
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited), [Jack Schiff]; [Bernie Breslauer]

Cover Details - "Return of the Scarecrow"

Characters	Batman; Robin; The Scarecrow [villain].
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds?)
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 (November 1993).

1 page text article "The Biscuit Eater by James Street"

Synopsis	The book, "The Biscuit Eater", by James Street is reviewed.
Genre	review
Script	Josette Frank (signed)
Inks	?; Will Eisner
Letters	typeset

13 page Batman story "The Scarecrow Returns"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Crusher Conger [villain]; Samson Saxe [villain]; The Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane](villain).
Synopsis	As a former teacher, Jonathan Crane [aka the Scarecrow] decides to use the simpliest of words to indicate crimes he intends to commit, and Batman & Robin spend plenty of time "after school" to figure them out and stop the Man of Straw.
Genre	superhero
Script	Don Cameron
Pencils	Bob Kane (signed)
Inks	Jerry Robinson; George Roussos
Letters	George Roussos
Notes	Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 4-3-09.
Reprinted	In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #3 (November 1993).

12 page The Boy Commandos story "The Saga of the Little Tin Box"

Characters	Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan; Andre; Alfy]; Col. Von Klopf [villain].
Synopsis	The Boys escape from a German firing squad somewhere in the African rainforest.
Genre	war; adventure
Script	Jack Kirby
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Joe Simon

Half page Gags filler

Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

Half page text article "Stamps: The Amazon"

Genre	fact
Script	Sidney M. Elias (signed)
Letters	typeset

10 page The Crimson Avenger story "The Old-Fashioned Crimes"

Characters	The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Sam Jones; The Fox (villain); Carson.
Synopsis	A publicity stunt, reprinting the first issue of the Globe-Leader, inspires a gang of crooks to use horses for their robberies.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Lehti
Pencils	Jack Lehti
Inks	Charles Paris
Letters	Charles Paris

6 page Spy story "Corpse Cove"

Characters	Bart Regan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Chuck Winter
Inks	Chuck Winter

2 page text story "Sole Witness"

Genre	adventure
Script	Eric Carter (signed)
Letters	typeset

7 page Air Wave story "The Final Round"

Characters	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.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)
Inks	Charles Paris

Half page Statement of Ownership text article

Synopsis	Detective Comics, Inc. 480 Lexington Ave New York, N.Y. Editor: F. W. Ellsworth Owners: H. Donenfeld, P. Sampliner
Genre	fact
Script	Jack Liebowitz
Letters	typeset

8 page Slam Bradley story "The Histrionic Hoodlums"

Characters	Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Genre	detective
Script	Joe Samachson?
Pencils	Howard Sherman
Inks	Howard Sherman
Notes	Writer id by Bob Hughes.