Detective Comics, #439
Published: February-March 1974
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Issue Contents:
Night of the Stalker
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- The Atom [Ray Palmer] (head shot)
- Hawkman [Carter Hall] (head shot)
- Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (head shot)
- Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (head shot)
- Kid Eternity (head shot)
Credits
- Pencils: Neal Adams
- Inks: Dick Giordano
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
Are you ready for a Daisy BB Gun?
Story Notes
inside front cover
Night of the Stalker!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne] (4-page origin)
- Thomas Wayne
- Martha Wayne
- Joe Chill
- Cannon
- Rick
Credits
- Script: Vin Amendola
- Script: Sal Amendola
- Script: Steve Englehart
- Pencils: Sal Amendola
- Inks: Dick Giordano
- Inks: Sal Amendola
- Colors: Jerry Serpe
- Letters: Morris Waldinger
Story Notes
Contains origin recap. Story is based on an incident described by Neal Adams. Additional credits from Sal Amendola in this article http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2015/09/12/deja-vu-on-the-night-of-the-stalker/
Riddle of the Clown
Characters
- Gentleman Ghost
- Hawkman [Carter Hall]
- Hawkgirl [Shiera Hall]
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Joe Kubert
- Inks: Joe Kubert
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
The Gold Hunters of '49!
Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]
- Professor Alpheus V. Hyatt
- Edgar Allan Poe
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Sid Greene
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Time-Pool story.
Daredevil Stunts - Wild Action!
Story Notes
Ad for Kenner's Turbo Tower of Power (TTP) toys.
"Hey, fright fans...feast your blood-shot eyes on ghoulish goings-on in today's best and most exciting mystery mags."
Story Notes
House ad for DC's horror and mystery titles.
Country & Western Classics
"The man who has mastered the ancient mysteries of Egypt..."
Characters
- Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]
- Inza Kramer
- Leopard Girl [Helen]
- Ray Knight
- Sarkiss (villain)
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
- Letters: Howard Sherman
3 Sensational Blockbusters
Story Notes
House ad for DC's 100 page Super Spectacular issues.
"The total self-defense system"
Batman's Bewitched Nightmare!
Characters
- Outsider
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Joe Giella
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
- Editing: Julius Schwartz
Story Notes
Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff. Story in two parts of 5.67 and 8.67 pages. Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
DC's Blazing Combat Stories
Story Notes
House ad for DC's war titles.
Never finished high school?
"Who Was the Witch?"
Story Notes
House ad for several DC titles featuring Batman.
The Tantalizing Troubles of the Tripod Thieves!
Characters
- Zatanna
- Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]
- Sue Dibny
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Carmine Infantino
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
- Editing: Julius Schwartz
"Brighten all your clothes"
The World's Greatest Weekly All-Star Line-up!
"So Zatanna has gone to find her father, Zatara the Magician!"
Story Notes
House ad for Justice League of America #110.
Fun & Low Prices at Most of These Fine Stores!
Story Notes
Ad for a variety of toys from Imperial, Coleco, and Eldon. Advertises that they are sold at McCrory, McLellan, Britt, H. L. Green, J. J. Newberry, Hested, S. Klein, and other fine stores.
"The evil that men do lives after them!"
Characters
- Kid Eternity
- Mr. Keeper
- Thomas Edison
- Achilles
- Cagliostro
- Resolute Mulgrew
- Sylvia Mulgrew
- Eric Mulgrew
- Sampson
- Jason Mulgrew (villain, introduction, death)
Credits
- Script: Joe Millard
- Pencils: Pete Riss (uncertain)
Story Notes
Title from Kid Eternity #3.
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Story Notes
House ad for various DC comics.
Credits
- Script: Archie Goodwin
Story Notes
Letters of comment from Tim Oswald, Andy Whitehead, Guy Lillian III, William F. Wu and John Leasure.
Chapter 3: The Resurrection of Paul Kirk
Storyline
Christine finally locates a wounded Manhunter and learns who he is and how he came to be.
Characters
- John F. Kennedy
- Paul Kirk [Origin]
- Manhunter [Origin]
- Dr. Anatol Mykros [Flashback]
- Asano Nitobe [Flashback]
- Damon Nostrand
- Christine St. Clair
- the Council (flashback)
Credits
- Script: Archie Goodwin
- Pencils:
- Inks:
- Letters: Joe Letterese
- Letters: Walter Simonson
Free 1974 Catalog - 1600 Novelties
Ideal Presents the Exciting Adventures of Evel Knievel
Story Notes
inside back cover
Another Adventure with the Ready Rangers
Story Notes
Ad for Aurora's Ready Ranger Mobile Field Headquarters. back cover