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Detective Comics, Issue #62

Publisher: DC

Series Title: Detective Comics

Issue: #62


Publish Date: April 1942
type: cover
Genre: superhero
Cover Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
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Detective Comics #62--The First Full Joker Cover, April 1942   Comic Art
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Detective Comics #62--The First Full Joker Cover, April 1942

Art Details

Artist: Jerry Robinson (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Cover
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 4686
Comments: 36
Added to Site: 12/27/2018

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Issue Breakdown

Type Title Creators Characters Synopsis
cover Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
promo (ad from the publisher) Editorial Advisory Board Letters: typeset
text article Bob and the Railroad Letters: typeset
comic story Laugh, Town, Laugh! Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Happy Hanson (comedian, death); Hanson's lawyer; Freddie Banter (comedian, death); Denny Jackson (comedian); Jackson's butler; Claude S. Tilley (comedian, death); Buster Parks (comedian); Ted Allenby (comedian, death); The Joker (villain) Comedian Happy Hanson passes away, but leaves behind a strange will. A clause states that 5 top-notch comedians have the chance to tell the funniest joke in a contest, thereby winning clues Hanson has left leading to a fabulous fortune. Then...the Joker enters the contest and all bets are off!
comic story Shorty
promo (ad from the publisher) The Winning Team! Letters: typeset
comic story The Counterfeiters Bart Regan; Tommy Carson; Schultz
advertisement
comic story The Adventure of the Champagne Corks Cliff Crosby; Kay Nevers
comic story Grandpa Peters
comic story The Case of the Crazy Crimes The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Joe Mogul (villain)
comic story Silly Willy
promo (ad from the publisher) Here's Top Value!
comic story Mr. Mystery Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; District Attorney Cole; Mayor Boggins (of Vine Springs); Mr. Mystery (villain) Vine Springs receives a huge entitlement for a defense industry plant that the criminal element is interested in making money off of.
text story The Thief Letters: typeset
advertisement Letters: typeset
comic story The Case of the Murdered Commander Larry Steele
comic story
comic story Hogan's Happy Hollow! Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Gloomy Gus
promo (ad from the publisher) Now on Sale
advertisement Letters: typeset

 

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