If you can't beat them "inside" the law, you must beat them "outside" it-- and that's where I come in! 
- — Batman
Detective Comics #43 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1940.
Contents
- 1 Synopsis for Batman: "The Case of the City of Terror"
- 2 Appearing in Batman: "The Case of the City of Terror"
- 3 Synopsis for Bart Regan, Spy: "Hlak Sisto"
- 4 Appearing in Bart Regan, Spy: "Hlak Sisto"
- 5 Synopsis for "Red Logan: The End"
- 6 Appearing in "Red Logan: The End"
- 7 Synopsis for The Crimson Avenger: "Hop Yin"
- 8 Appearing in The Crimson Avenger: "Hop Yin"
- 9 Synopsis for Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator: "Borel"
- 10 Appearing in Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator: "Borel"
- 11 Synopsis for Larry Steele: "Jonas Henkel"
- 12 Appearing in Larry Steele: "Jonas Henkel"
- 13 Synopsis for "Cliff Crosby"
- 14 Appearing in "Cliff Crosby"
- 15 Synopsis for Slam Bradley, versus "The Winters Brothers"
- 16 Appearing in Slam Bradley, versus "The Winters Brothers"
- 17 Notes
- 18 Trivia
- 19 See Also
- 20 Links and References
Synopsis for Batman: "The Case of the City of Terror"
Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson travel across country and find a town run by a racketeer, Bugs Norton, and a corrupt mayor, Harliss Greer. Batman sends messages of warning to Greer and Norton, delivered by live bats, that their days are numbered. Batman and Robin disrupt Norton's operations and organizes the citizens against him. The citizens oust the mayor, and Batman puts an end to the corrupt regime.
Appearing in Batman: "The Case of the City of Terror"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Harliss Greer (Single appearance)
- "Bugs" Norton (Single appearance)
- Blackie (Single appearance)
- Ryder (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mr. Carter (Single appearance)
- Bill (Single appearance)
Locations:
- "City of Terror"
Items:
Synopsis for Bart Regan, Spy: "Hlak Sisto"
Appearing in Bart Regan, Spy: "Hlak Sisto"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters
- Hlak Sisto (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Sendeli (Baronian)
- Passport Pete
Synopsis for "Red Logan: The End"
Appearing in "Red Logan: The End"
Featured Characters:
- Red Logan (Final appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Chief of Detectives Ryan
Antagonists
- Benjamin Corell (kidnapper)
Synopsis for The Crimson Avenger: "Hop Yin"
On the waterfront at midnight, Chinatown gang boss Sung Wah is murdered by a dagger-wielding trio of killers. A Globe Leader reporter named Mac gets the story, and learns that the new Chinatown gang boss plans on taking over the entire city. Publisher Lee Travis takes great interest in this story.
That night in Chinatown, the Crimson Avenger skulks in an alleyway, staking out a building that he suspects is the gang's hang-out. He climbs a fire-escape and eavesdrops on the new boss, Hop Yin's meeting with his henchmen, in which he promises them riches and demands their obedience. A lookout spots the Crimson, sneaks up, head-konks him unconscious with a club, and drags him into the new boss' lecture. Hop Yin orders the Avenger to be thrown into a dungeon, and the lookout marches him away at gunpoint. Nobody remembers to frisk him for weapons. Once they're out of sight of the others, the Crimson fakes a stumble, rebounds, disarms the guard and punches him out, then follows up with a dose of sleeping gas. Then by accident, while looking for a hiding place, the Crimson Avenger unlatches a secret passageway, and steps into it. A flight of stairs takes him right back up to the meeting room, and a curtained alcove overlooking it, from which he does more eavesdropping. Hip Yin's big plan is to blow up police headquarters with a time-bomb, then make some simultaneous bank robberies. He shows them the surprisingly small bomb, and its two-minute fuse. The Crimson Avenger shoots great deal of sleeping gas into the room, and all of the conspirators fall down snoring, but amidst all that, the firing pin on the bomb gets pulled. Crimson, being still awake, runs away; his adversaries aren't so lucky.
Appearing in The Crimson Avenger: "Hop Yin"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Wing How
Antagonists:
- Sung Wah (Only appearance; dies)
- Hop Yin (Only appearance; dies)
- half-dozen henchmen (all die)
Other Characters:
- Mac, reporter
Locations:
- New York City
- Globe Leader newspaper office
- Chinatown
Synopsis for Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator: "Borel"
Appearing in Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator: "Borel"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Foames, Sr. (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Borel aka "Blonde" (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Foames aka "Red" (Only appearance; dies)
Locations:
Synopsis for Larry Steele: "Jonas Henkel"
Appearing in Larry Steele: "Jonas Henkel"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Dr. Evans (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Jonas Henkel (Single appearance)
Synopsis for "Cliff Crosby"
Appearing in "Cliff Crosby"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- The Skull (propagandist) (Only appearance; dies)
- Borgal (swordsman)
Locations:
Synopsis for Slam Bradley, versus "The Winters Brothers"
Appearing in Slam Bradley, versus "The Winters Brothers"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Gregor Winters (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Gerard Winters (Single appearance)
- Jessica Mason (Single appearance)
Locations:
Notes
- Published by Detective Comics, Inc.
- Batman: "The Case of the City of Terror" is reprinted in 'Batman Archives Vol 1' and Batman Chronicles Vol 2.
- Lee Travis the Crimson Avenger gets one more blunt-instrument head trauma.
- First reappearance of Larry Steele, still by Ken Ernst, since Detective Comics #33.
- Last issue, and last appearance, for Red Logan by Ed Winiarski. The series began in Detective Comics #38.
- Last issue for Fred Guardineer art on Speed Saunders.
Trivia
- This issue presents the first statue made in honor of Batman and Robin. Ironically, it was built in some other city than Gotham.
See Also
Links and References
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