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109March 1946
$0.10

Detective Comics #109

DC · March 1946 · on sale 1946-01-21

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#109
Publication date
March 1946
Key date
1946-03-00
On-sale date
1946-01-21
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The House That Jokes Builtcover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2F Is for Foxpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The House that Jokes Built!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Herbert Swail (investment broker); Titus Drumm (richest man in Gotham City); The Joker [as Courtney, news porter] (villain)
5It's Off to Jail We Go!comic story6.67pencils: John Daly; inks: John DalySlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
6-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
8Landslide for the Law!comic story6pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos; colors: George Roussos; letters: George RoussosAir Wave [Larry Jordan]
9Spikecomic story0.5script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube; letters: Phil BerubeSpike
11Foot Soldiertext story2script: Stan Carter
12"Three-Ring" Binkscomic story4script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrThree-Ring Binks
14Pigskin Petecomic story0.5script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil BerubePigskin Pete
16Keep 'Em Frying!comic story11pencils: Louis Cazeneuve; inks: Louis CazeneuveThe Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]]

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Batman Archives #5
ISBN 1-56389-725-3
2001On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-7359-0
2018On eBay ›

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