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Issue: Detective Comics #69
Publication Date: November 1942
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Issues: #69 of 883 Issues (1409 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/22/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint; glossy
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Inks over pencils. Masting included. Colors yet to be added.
 
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The Harlequin's Hoax!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #2 [unnamed variant] published July 1991
as Cover - Detective Comics #69 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern Corps #5 [Direct Sales] published March 2012
as DC Comics Pays Tribute to Jerry Robinson (1922-2011) [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #5 [Direct Sales] published March 2012
as DC Comics Pays Tribute to Jerry Robinson (1922-2011) [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRed Hood and the Outlaws #5 published March 2012
as DC Comics Pays Tribute to Jerry Robinson (1922-2011) [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagNightwing #5 [Direct Sales] published March 2012
as DC Comics Pays Tribute to Jerry Robinson (1922-2011) [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Odyssey #4 [Standard Cover] published March 2012
as DC Comics Pays Tribute to Jerry Robinson (1922-2011) [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupergirl #5 [Direct Sales] published March 2012
as DC Comics Pays Tribute to Jerry Robinson (1922-2011) [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCatwoman #5 [Direct Sales] published March 2012
as DC Comics Pays Tribute to Jerry Robinson (1922-2011) [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Universe Presents #5 published March 2012
as DC Comics Pays Tribute to Jerry Robinson (1922-2011) [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Announcing a contest where the reader who sends in the best book review will win $5.00 and see their review printed in a DC comic.
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The Harlequin's Hoax!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Linda Page; Charles Saunders; Mr. Fordney; Richard Morse; Jim Brown; The Joker (villain); Joker's henchmen (villains)
Synopsis: The Joker returns with a madcap scheme: handing out less than perfect, but generous, gifts to people, all with a sinister purpose in mind.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #2 [unnamed variant] published July 1991
as The Harlequin's Hoax [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Silly Willy
Character(s): Silly Willy
First Line: Gosh! I better rush to work...
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Batman
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Pages: 0.5
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The Siege of Krovka

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett]; Ivan Vanin; Tanya Vanin; Zenovikov; Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis: The Nazis, ordered by Hitler to keep advancing their positions, come across a stubborn group of citizens at Krovka, and the commanding general orders the town leveled. But the Commandos volunteer to help out and take on the Nazis with an added fervor.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told #[nn] published March 1990
as The Siege of Krovka [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 published January 2010
as The Siege of Krovka [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Sugar

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Stamps
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page includes many small ads from stamps dealers.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Clancy the Cop
First Line: The sarge is sending me on a special mission!
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Pages: 0.5
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Biggest and Best!

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Feature(s): World's Finest Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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The Three Behind the Throne

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Crimson Avenger
Character(s): The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Scoop Carter; Adam Scringe; Magnus King; Caesar Gutter (villain)
Synopsis: A small town reporter tries for a job in the big city.
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Pages: 10
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Man's Best Friend
First Line: Heh heh...
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Pages: 0.44
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.23
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Double Demons of Destruction!!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Prize Comics
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Pages: 0.33
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The Case of the Sweet-Toothed Spy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, espionage
Feature(s): Spy
Character(s): Bart Regan
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Pages: 6
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Sharp Eyes

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Pages: 2
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The Magic Cupboard!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static (his parrot); Old Mother Hubbard
Synopsis: Mrs. Hubbard's cupboard mysteriously fills up with food each night.
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Pages: 7
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Don't Miss Your Favorites!

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Case of the Artistic Ape

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
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Pages: 8
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): American Specialty Co.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): National Radio Institute
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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