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Detective Comics 66

DETECTIVE COMICS #66

Cover Date: August 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1942-06-20

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jerry Robinson
Inks: George Roussos


Story: "The Crimes of Two-Face!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

PlotBob Kane
StoryBill Finger
PencilsBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson, George Roussos
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Two-Face (Harvey Kent; first appearance; District Attorney who has half his face scarred and turns to crime)
Boss Moroni (first appearance; crime boss who ruins Kent's face with acid)

Other Character(s):

Gilda (unnamed; first appearance; Harvey's fiancee)
Dr. Ekhart (first appearance; a European expert in plastic surgery)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
This story takes place over at least two months.
This story is continued in the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

100-Page Super-Spectacular #DC-20 (September 1973)
Batman Archives #2 (1991)
The Batman Chronicles #7 (2009)
The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years (2014)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)


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Second Story: "The Sphinx Speaks" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Kirby, Joe Simon
ArtJoe Simon
PencilsJack Kirby
LetteringHoward Ferguson
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Boy Commandos:
Brooklyn
Andre Chavard
Jan Haasan
Alfy Twidgett
Captain Rip Carter

Villain(s):

Major Von Bruhte (first appearance; a Nazi officer in Egypt)
Nazi soldiers (first appearance for all; Fritz named)

Other Character(s):

Casey 39 (first appearance; a reporter for the Inter-Continent Press Service in 3045 AD)
"Ramses" (first appearance; a reanimated mummy who relates the Commandos battle in Egypt in flashback)

Location(s):

Egypt

Story Reprinted in:

Boy Commandos Vol. 2 #1 (September-October 1973)
The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 (October 2010)


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Third Story: "Murder Will Out!!!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Lehti
PencilsJack Lehti
InksCharles Paris
LetteringCharles Paris
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Crimson Avenger (last in All-Star Squadron #32)

Supporting Character(s):

Wing (last, behind the scenes in All-Star Squadron #32)
Sally Stevens

Villain(s):

Mike Carstairs and his gang (first appearance for all; a former bootlegger; Slats and Killer named)

Other Character(s):

Joe Henderson (first appearance; a older reporter given a chance to research old mysteries)


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Fourth Story: "The Adventure of The Shooting Spooks!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsLee Harris
InksCharles Paris
LetteringCharles Paris
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Air Wave (named as interim District Attorney; next in All-Star Squadron #59)

Supporting Character(s):

Static

Villain(s):

Grump (first appearance; an employee at the District Attorney's office who clued in gangsters on what was going on there)

Other Character(s):

District Attorney Cole (Jordan's boss; dies)

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Vol. 1 #245 (December-January 1971-1972)


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Fifth Story: "The Case of the Dripping Drum" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtHoward Sherman
LetteringHoward Sherman
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

Foxy Louie and his gang (first appearance for all; steal rare oils used in perfumes)


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