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85March 1944
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Detective Comics #85

DC · March 1944 · on sale 1944-01-22

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#85
Publication date
March 1944
Key date
1944-03-00
On-sale date
1944-01-22
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick SprangBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker; The Joker's Double [Mr. Hart]
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Sponger's Jinx by Bert Sackettin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
3The Joker's Doublecomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Ed Kressy, Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: Dick SprangBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Card Club [J. J. Thompson (factory President, death); Carl Dickens (Associated Banking Company President, death); Mr. Harris; Mr. Hart]; The Joker (villain); The Joker's Double [Mr. Hart] (villain); Muggs McKann (villain, second-story man, image only)
4-public service announcement1pencils: Jerry Robinson; inks: George RoussosAlfred Pennyworth; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
6The Amazing Bicycloniccomic story5script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrThree Ring Binks; Amazing Bicyclonic
8The Lone Wolf's Number!comic story6pencils: John Daly; inks: John DalyThe Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Lone Wolf (villain)
9The Perfumed Diamonds!comic story7.67pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin NaydelSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Mrs. Van Trotten; Taylor
10-statement of ownership0.33script: J. S. Liebowitz
11The Short Wave of Crime!comic story6script: Joe Samachson; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos; colors: George Roussos; letters: George RoussosAir Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static
12-public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterSuperman [Clark Kent]
13The Saboteurtext story2script: Eric Carter
14Curtain Call for Actioncomic story11script: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; pencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; inks: George Klein; letters: Howard FergusonThe Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett; Andre Chavard]; Agent Axis (villain); General Blayfield (villain)

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman Archives #3
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The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #2
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Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3
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Batman: The Golden Age #6
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