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Detective Comics 81

DETECTIVE COMICS #81

Cover Date: November 1943
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Bob Kane (signed)
Inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos


Story: "The Cavalier of Crime!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
PencilsBob Kane
InksGeorge Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
Assistant editingBernie Breslaurer
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Villain(s):

Cavalier (first appearance; next in Batman Vol. 1 #22/4)
Jennings (first appearance; a forger)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Archives #3 (1993)
Batman Chronicles #10 (2010)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Batman: The Golden Age #5 (2018)


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Second Story: "The Case of the Deceased Ham!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtHoward Sherman
Assistant editingBernie Breslaurer
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Location(s):

New York City, NY
Hollywood, CA


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Third Story: "Wing, Reporter!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJohn Daly
Assistant editingBernie Breslaurer
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Crimson Avenger (last in Leading Comics #8)

Supporting Character(s):

Wing (last in Leading Comics #8)


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Fourth Story: "Old MacDonald Had a Farm!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtGeorge Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
ColorsGeorge Roussos
Assistant editingBernie Breslaurer
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Air Wave

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the summer.


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Fifth Story: "Yankee Doodle Dynamite" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Simon, Jack Kirby
ArtJoe Simon, Jack Kirby
Assistant editingBernie Breslaurer
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

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

Villain(s):

Japanese Army and Navy

Other Character(s):

General Douglas MacArthur (first appearance?)

Location(s):

Australia
Bataan, Philippines

Comment(s):

This story probably takes place between January and April, 1943.

Story Reprinted in:

The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #2 (2015)


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