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64June 1942
$0.10

Detective Comics #64

DC · June 1942 · on sale 1942-04-21

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Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#64
Publication date
June 1942
Key date
1942-06-00
On-sale date
1942-04-21
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry RobinsonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2The Joker Walks the Last Mile!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Joker's henchmen [Charley; others un-named] (villains)
3Smilescartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
4Join Up with the Winning Team!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
5The Commandos Are Comingcomic story12script: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; pencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; inks: Joe SimonThe Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett; Pierre Chavard] (introduction); Victor Renaud; LaFarge; Major Von Karp (villain)
7World's Finest Value!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
8Adventure Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
9The Adventure of the Wild Men!comic story10script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Charles ParisThe Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing
11Murder in the Monumentcomic story6pencils: Pierce Rice; inks: Arturo CazeneuveBart Regan
12Questionable Charactertext story2script: Edgar Weston
13The Mystery of His Master's Voice!comic story7script: Murray Boltinoff; pencils: Lee Harris; inks: Charles ParisAir Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static (Air Wave's parrot, introduction); Cap'n Saltz; Father Kind (owner of Kind Pet Shop)
14Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
15The Boy's Book of Magnetism by Raymond F. Yatesin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
16The Mystery of the Unfortunate Teddy Bearcomic story8pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman; letters: Howard ShermanSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
17Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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