Detective Comics, #440
Published: April-May 1974
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Ghost Mountain Midnight!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson] (head shot)
- Hawkman [Carter Hall] (head shot)
- Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (head shot)
- Doll Man [Darrel Dane] (head shot)
- Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (head shot)
Credits
- Pencils: Jim Aparo
- Inks: Jim Aparo
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
Contents
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Credits
- Pencils: Sal Amendola (uncertain)
- Inks: Sal Amendola (uncertain)
- Letters: Ben Oda
Ghost Mountain Midnight!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Alfred Pennyworth
Credits
- Script: Archie Goodwin
- Pencils: Sal Amendola
- Inks: Dick Giordano
- Letters: Milt Snapinn (uncertain)
Cobras of the Deep!
Characters
- Manhunter [Paul Kirk]
Credits
- Script: Jack Kirby (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Joe Simon
- Letters: Howard Ferguson
- Editing: E. Nelson Bridwell
"Dear Archie: I have read every issue..."
Credits
- Script: Archie Goodwin
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson (uncertain)
- Inks: Murphy Anderson (uncertain)
Story Notes
Letters of comment from T. E. Pouncey, Brian Patton, Steve Beery, Eric Promislow and Christopher Melchert.
The Fear That Haunted Hawkman
Characters
- Hawkman [Carter Hall]
- Hawkgirl [Shiera Hall]
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Murphy Anderson
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
- Editing: Julius Schwartz
- Editing: E. Nelson Bridwell
Story Notes
Story in two parts of 7.67 and 6.67 pages.
Story Notes
Between pages 12 and 13 of Hawkman story. average # copies per issue, previous year - 153,942
A Million-Dollar Corpse!
Characters
- Doll Man [Darrel Dane]
- Martha Roberts
- The Undertaker (villain)
Credits
- Script: Bill Woolfolk
- Pencils: Philip Zec
- Inks: Philip Zec
- Editing: E. Nelson Bridwell
Too Many Suspects!
Characters
- Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
- Doiby Dickles
- Del Lupin (ex-convict)
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Alex Toth
- Inks: Frank Giacoia
- Editing: E. Nelson Bridwell
Inside Story of the Outsider!
Characters
- Outsider [Alfred Pennyworth]
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- The Grasshopper Gang
- Aunt Harriet
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Joe Giella
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
- Editing: Julius Schwartz
- Editing: E. Nelson Bridwell
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 7.67 and 7 pages. Final Outsider story. Alfred returns to life. Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Chapter 4: Rebellion!
Storyline
Origin of the Manhunters (but, not the ones created by the Guardians of the Universe).
Characters
- Manhunter [Paul Kirk]
- Christine St. Clair
- Damon Nostrand
- Asano Nitobe
- Kolu Mbeya
Credits
- Script: Archie Goodwin
- Pencils: Walter Simonson
- Inks: Walter Simonson
- Letters: Stan Rouse
- Letters: Walter Simonson
- Colors: Walter Simonson
Story Notes
Alan Kupperberg is the credited letterer of this story in Manhunter: The Special Edition (1999), where this story is reprinted. The Simonson lettering credit is per Archie Goodwin on page 97 of Detective Comics #443 (October-November 1974).