Detective Comics #77 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1943.
Synopsis for Batman: "The Crime Clinic"
Dr. Matthew Thorne is a renowned doctor who has started working with criminals, giving them advice and helping them on their crimes. These activities attract the attention of Batman and Robin, who find Thorne's hideout using Batman's new gadget: a tracer.
Batman and Robin confront Thorne, but when an injured man enters the clinic, Batman and Thorne work together to save the man. However in the aftermath, Thorne turns against the Dynamic Duo, leaving them tied up, while he and his assistant get on their way to steal a valuable formula designed to change the atomic order of objects. Thorne then heads for the site of the Eastington Atom Smasher, where he plans to use the formula to change base metal into solid gold. In the interim, however, Batman and Robin have escaped from their bonds, and, after a brief battle at the atom smasher, they take Dr. Thorne and his assistant into custody.
Appearing in Batman: "The Crime Clinic"
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Antagonists:
- Crime Doctor (Bradford Thorne) (First appearance)
- Albert (Single appearance)
- Piggy Pinto (Single appearance)
- Ranson (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Billy (Single appearance)
- Mr. Brown (Single appearance)
- Hodges (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Crime Clinic
- Eastington Atom Smasher
Items:
- Utility Belt
- Batman's Tracer
Vehicles:
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Antagonists:
- Marvin "Red" Herring (Single appearance)
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Appearing in Crimson Avenger: "The Mystery of the Mounted Marauders"
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Antagonists:
- Mounted Marauders
- Midnight Menace (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Jim Slate (Single appearance)
- Sammy the Newsboy (Single appearance)
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Antagonists:
- Herr Low (Single appearance)
- Jones (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mr. Lee (Single appearance)
- Galway (Single appearance)
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Antagonists:
- Dr. Silence (Single appearance)
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Antagonists:
- General Von Kong (Single appearance)
- Propaganda Minister Grubble (Single appearance)
- Luftwaffe Secretary Boering (Single appearance)
- Baron Shohiro (Single appearance)
- General Saki (Single appearance)
- General Yuma Hara (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Sarkis (Single appearance)
- The Wise One (Single appearance)
- Dr. Cairne (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Valley of Destiny
Notes
- Published by Detective Comics, Inc.
- After this issue, Bart Regan drops out, until Detective Comics #81.
- Batman: "The Crime Clinic" is reprinted in Batman Archives Vol 3.
Trivia
- In his first appearance, the Crime Doctor was an older man with grey hair named "Matthew Thorne". Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths event, he became a younger-looking man, and his first name was changed to Bradford.
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