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DETECTIVE COMICS #85
Cover Date: March 1944
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1944-01-22
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Cover Credits:
Art: Dick Sprang
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Credits:
| Story | Bill Finger |
| Layout pencils | Ed Kressy |
| Finishes | Dick Sprang |
| Lettering | Dick Sprang |
| Editing | Bernie Breslauer, Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Joker and his men (first appearance for all; runs a crime academy and employment service)
- Joker's Double (Hart; first appearance; disguises himself as The Joker to kill fellow members of a card club)
Location(s):
- Gotham City
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Fayetteville, WV
Comment(s):
- The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.
Story Reprinted in:
- Batman Archives #3 (1993)
- The Batman Chronicles #11 (2013)
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
- Batman: The Golden Age #6 (2020)
Credits:
| Art | John Daly |
| Editing | Bernie Breslauer, Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Lone Wolf (Fred Grubbins; first appearance; a very successful burgler)
Credits:
| Art | Martin Naydel |
| Editing | Bernie Breslauer, Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Society Pete and Slicky Slider (first appearance for both; high society jewel thieves)
Credits:
| Story | Joe Samachson |
| Art | George Roussos |
| Lettering | George Roussos |
| Colors | George Roussos |
| Editing | Bernie Breslauer, Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Unnamed gang (first appearance for all; use miniature short-wave radios to commit crimes)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Kirby, Joe Simon |
| Art | Jack Kirby, Joe Simon |
| Lettering | Howard Ferguson |
| Editing | Bernie Breslauer, Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Agent Axis and her agents (last in Boy Commandos #3; next in issue #88/5)
Location(s):
- North Africa
Story Reprinted in:
- The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby #2 (2016)