Detective Comics, #63

Published: May 1942

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Detective Comics #63

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Issue Contents:
Meet Mr. Baffle!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 1 0 pages
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Little Eagle, A Navaho Boy by Armstrong Sperry
Story 2 1 page non-fiction
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover. The book, "Little Eagle, a Navaho Boy" by Armstrong Sperry is reviewed.

A Gentleman in Gotham
Story 3 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Charged with stealing jewels in a foreign dictator's land, Michael Baffle is supposedly shot and killed. But he cheats death and makes his way to America: the land of the free, and Baffle wonders just how free this land's wealth really is.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Linda Page
  • Mrs. Davies
  • Mr. Baffle [Michael Baffle] [also as Charles Courtly, society reporter] (villain, introduction)
  • Fish-Eyes (villain)
  • Egg-Head (villain)
Credits

Featuring Jokes

Story 4 1 page humor

"Do you like the pickles?"

Story Notes

3 gags.

Whee! Another Big Hit!!

Featuring Batman

Story 5 1 page
The Stumbling Saboteurs
Story 6 6 pages adventure
Characters
  • Bart Regan
Death in the Lion's Cage (1)
Story 7 6 pages adventure
Characters
  • Cliff Crosby
  • Kay Nevers
Credits
Story 8 1 page
--And We Mean Adventure!

Featuring Adventure Comics

Story 9 1 page
Story 10 1 page humor; military

"It's a swell night to stand on guard duty!"

Characters
  • Pvt. Pete
Dopey Dave
Story 11 0 pages humor
Characters
  • Dopey Dave
Credits

Featuring Star Spangled Comics

Story 12 0 pages
Story 13 0 pages
Story Notes

Several small ads.

The Daily Crime
Story 14 10 pages superhero
Characters
  • The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]
  • Wing
  • Grabber (villain)
  • Slimey (villain)
Credits
Story 15 1 page humor

"Nothing can go wrong for you today..."

Characters
  • Shorty

Featuring More Fun Comics

Story 16 1 page
The Case of Station X
Story 17 7 pages superhero
Characters
  • Air Wave [Larry Jordan]
  • Danny Burns
Credits
Story Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes.

Doctor of Dishes
Story 18 2 pages adventure
Credits
The Case of the Light That Blinds!
Story 19 6 pages detective-mystery
Storyline

The Seal uses an invention to make the sun's rays glow extra bright to blind people so that his gang can commit robberies, and they are able to see only because of the smoked glasses they wear. When Larry gets too close to the truth of the situation, the Seal's men capture him and the villain has an explosive end in store for the detective.

Characters
  • Larry Steele
  • Patty
  • Joe (a Policeman)
  • The Seal (villain)
  • Seal's gang (villains)
Credits
Story Notes

Larry Steele, Private Detective Last Larry Steele adventure in the Golden Age. 2nd appearance of the Seal.

Case of the Wobbling Wizard
Story 20 8 pages detective-mystery
Characters
  • Slam Bradley
  • Shorty Morgan
Now on Sale
Story 21 1 page
Story 22 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Energy to Protect Your Welfare
Story 23 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.