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DETECTIVE COMICS #65
Cover Date: July 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1942-05-19
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Cover Credits:
Art: Jerry Robinson
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Joe Simon
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Credits:
| Story | Joe Greene |
| Pencils | Jack Burnley |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson, Ray Burnley |
| Lettering | Ira Schnapp |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Mike Rocco (first appearance; kills his partner and hides in the North Woods)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- Batman is stated to be active five years before this story, in 1937, but began in early 1939.
- The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
- This story takes place in the early spring.
Story Reprinted in:
- Batman Archives #2 (1991)
- The Batman Chronicles #6 (2008)
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
- Batman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Kirby, Joe Simon |
| Art | Joe Simon |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Lettering | Howard Ferguson |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Bathingham (first appearance; gardener at Easton and a Nazi spy)
Other Character(s):
- Nostradamus (first appearance; predicts the rise of Hitler, the fall of France and the coming of the Boy Commandosa)
Location(s):
- London, England
- Easton School for Boys
- Verault, France
Story Reprinted in:
- 100-Page Super-Spectacular #DC-15/2 (March 1973)
- The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 (October 2010)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Lehti |
| Pencils | Jack Lehti |
| Inks | Charles Paris |
| Lettering | Charles Paris |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Crimson Avenger (last in Leading Comics #3; next in All-Star Squadron #31)
Supporting Character(s):
- Wing (last in Leading Comics #3; next in All-Star Squadron #31)
Villain(s):
- Little Clerk (Meakins; first appearance; boss of the Holiday Hoods, who do crime jobs on holidays)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Comment(s):
- This story begins on February 12th and ends on February 22nd, 1942.
Credits:
| Story | Murray Boltinoff |
| Pencils | Lee Harris |
| Inks | Charles Paris |
| Lettering | Charles Paris |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
- Air Wave (last,behind the scenes, in All-Star Squadron #32)
Supporting Character(s):
- District Attorney Cole
Villain(s):
- Professor Gurn (first appearance; builds a large mechanical body to commit crimes)
Credits:
| Pencils | Pierce Rice |
| Inks | Arturo Cazeneuve |
| Assistant editing | Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Duke Dart (first appearance)