Detective Comics, #104

Published: October 1945

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Detective Comics #104

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Issue Contents:
The Battle of the Billboards!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
Story Notes

Art credits verified by Sprang.

Editorial Advisory Board
Story 1 0 pages
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

A Is for Antelope
Story 2 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Battle of the Billboards!
Story 3 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Batman turns the tables on some crooks who are using giant billboards to blackmail people.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Commissioner James Gordon
  • Casey (Policeman)
  • Seaver (Editor of Gotham Gazette)
  • Edward Faraday (former Wayne business associate)
  • Toby the Inchworm [aka Inchy] (villain)
  • Fat Frank (villain)
  • Keel (villain)
Credits
Story Notes

Art credits verified by Sprang. The splash page very loosely replicates the cover.

Story 4 1 page humor; military

"So far it's been plenty walkie..."

Credits
Story 5 1 page humor; sports

"Boy! What an improvement..."

Credits

Featuring "Three-Ring" Binks

Story 6 4 pages humor

"Ace booking-agent for all and sundry..."

Characters
  • Three-Ring Binks
Credits
Story Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Story 7 1 page
The Buzzard and the Screech!
Story 8 7 pages detective-mystery
Characters
  • Slam Bradley
  • Shorty Morgan
Credits
Story Notes

Artist credits confirmed by Jerry Bails. We previously suggested John Daly.

Story 9 0 pages
Story 10 1 page
Story 11 1 page superhero

"Volto unleashes his magnetic powers..."

Swag That Stole Itself!
Story 12 6 pages superhero
Characters
  • Air Wave [Larry Jordan]
Clear Sailing
Story 13 2 pages adventure
Credits
Story Notes

Second page on inside back cover.

Featuring Scuffy the Tramp

Story 14 1 page humor

"What a game!"

Characters
  • Scuffy the Tramp
Credits
Your Coach: Bernie Bierman
Story 15 1 page
The Crooked Ghost!
Story 16 10 pages adventure; war
Characters
  • The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter
  • Alfy Twidgett
  • Andre Chavard
  • Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]
  • Jan Haasan]
How Thom McAn Saved the Flaming "40"
Story 17 1 page adventure
Story 18 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.