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Detective Comics, #441

Published: June-July 1974

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Detective Comics #441

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero

"This is judgment day, Batman! And I condemn you and Robin to death!"

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Ibis the Invincible (head shot)
  • The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (head shot)
  • Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (head shot)
  • Eclipso [Bruce Gordon] (head shot)
  • Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian] (head shot)
Credits
Story Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

This Postage-Free Coupon Can Change Your Life!
Story 1 1 page

"Mail it right now for 2 free books"

Story Notes

Interior front cover

Detective Comics Table of Contents (1)
Story 2 1 page
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Credits
Story Notes

Contents page includes indicia.

Judgment Day!
Story 3 12 pages superhero

"March! In the city, winter's annual retreat has begun, but here..."

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Lieutenant Bullock
  • Alfred Pennyworth
  • The Judge [Mr. Clay] (villain)
  • Melissa Clay (The Judge's daughter)
  • Cutler (hostage taker)
  • Snow (drug smuggler)
Credits
Woozy Winks - Wanted for Murder! (1)
Story 4 12 pages superhero

"All right, which one of you did it?... Speak up!"

Characters
  • Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]
  • Woozy Winks
  • Snoopy Hawks (journalist, death)
  • Kayo Randy (prizefighter)
  • John T. Wales (porter)
  • Cynthia Bender (actress)
Credits
The Case of the Prophetic Pictures!
Story 5 13 pages superhero

"When Bruce Wayne, the Batman, went to Mr. Wylie's fashionable party and met Antal the artist."

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Gotham City Police Department [Commissioner James Gordon]
  • Mr. Wylie (villain, suicide)
  • Pierre Antal (portrait painter)
  • Mr. Bleek
  • Mikoff (an artist)
  • Mr. Drake
  • Mr. Vangild (death)
  • Carmen Largo (opera star, death)
  • Mr. Warren (death)
  • Mr. Travers
Credits
Story Notes

Story has a sequel in "The Carbon Copy Crimes!" later in this issue.

The Super Foes Are Here!
Story 6 1 page

"8 inches tall! They're great!"

Characters
  • Joker
  • Mr. Mxyzptlx
  • Riddler
  • Penguin
  • Shazam
  • Robin
  • Batman
  • Superman
  • Aquaman
  • Tarzan
Write Right Now!
Story 7 2 pages

"Write advertisers direct."

Story Notes

Two full pages of various advertisements in two different pages of the comic. Second page includes a section of classified-style, all text ads under the heading "Best By Mail". For information, write S. Schwarz & Co.

Magic!
Story 8 1 page

"The decks used by magicians"

Story Notes

Sold by Stancraft Products.

Story 9 1 page

"Night of the Stalker -- Bravo!"

Characters
  • Batman (logo ilustration)
Credits
Story Notes

Letters of comment from Jerry Levitt, Joshua Case and William M. Neville.

Any 15 records for only $1.97 or any 11 tapes for only $1.97
Story 10 2 pages

"If you join now and agree to buy 9 tapes in the next 2 years"

Holocaust God of Destruction!
Story 11 6 pages superhero

"What causes war, plague, famine, destruction?"

Characters
  • Prince Ibis
  • Taia
  • Holocaust (three-headed villain)
  • Freddy Freeman (cameo)
Credits
The Two Faces of Doom!
Story 12 12 pages superhero

"It's Eclipso! He's become unbeatable with his new power!!"

Storyline

Bruce Gordon develops an ultra-violet ray gun to try to make Eclipso into a force for good. A meteor crashes to the ground and a space-creature is released that gives Eclipso new powers.

Characters
  • Eclipso [Bruce Gordon]
  • Mona Bennet
  • Professor Bennet
Credits
Now! All Full Scale Battle Games
Story 13 1 page
Story Notes

Horizontal advertisement in a vertical format for games from Helen of Toy, Co.

Thank you, DC Fans...
Story 14 1 page

"for making our first Famous Collectors' Editions a complete success!"

Action Fish Lure Swims By Its Own Power!
Story 15 1 page

"Catch more fish, bigger fish, or your money back!"

Novelty Ads (1)
Story 16 1 page
Monster Size Monsters
Story 17 1 page

"Just imagine your friends shock when they walk into your room and see the "Monster" reaching out..."

Story Notes

Sold by Honor House Products.

DC Brings You the New 100 pg. Super-Spectacular
Story 18 0 pages
Characters
  • Supergirl
  • Lois Lane
  • Jimmy Olsen
The Secret of Mouse Malone (1)
Story 19 6 pages superhero

"This is the biggest poker game I've seen here!"

Characters
  • Alias the Spider [Tom Hallaway]
  • Mouse Malone (villain)
Credits
Super Values
Story 20 3 pages

"Fabulous bargains in America's best items"

Story Notes

Items for sale include iron-on transfers, posters, dog-tags, rings, incense, candles, clothing studs, stickers, patches, and decals.

The Carbon Copy Crimes!
Story 21 11 pages superhero

"Suppose you were the Batman, and after a series of horrifying murders, you tracked down the killer and watched him die by his own hand."

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Commissioner James Gordon
  • Mr. Jennings (death)
  • Louisa Ponelle (opera star)
  • Pierre Antal (portrait painter)
  • Mr. Wylie (flashback)
Credits
Story Notes

Story is a sequel to "The Case of the Prophetic Pictures!" earlier in this issue.

Chapter 5: Cathedral Perilous
Story 22 8 pages superhero

"Another mosque, Henry? I thought we'd seen every one in the city!"

Characters
  • Manhunter [Paul Kirk]
  • Christine St. Clair
  • The Council [Dr. Anatol Mykros]
  • Henry
  • Emma
  • Nico
Credits
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).

Karate
Story 23 1 page

"The total self-defense system"

Famous Name Prizes or Cash
Story 24 1 page

"Free sales kit"

Story Notes

Interior back cover advertisement.

Zingers!
Story 25 1 page

"They're the heaviest hairiest fistfuls of muscle ever!"

Story Notes

Back cover advertisement.