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Detective Comics 91

DETECTIVE COMICS #91

Cover Date: September 1944
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1944-07-18

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Cover Credits:
Art: Dick Sprang


Story: "The Case of the Practical Joker" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
ArtDick Sprang
LetteringDick Sprang
Assistant editingBernie Breslaurer
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (disguises himself as a prison guard)
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Joker and his gang (in between Batman #23 and #25)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

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

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Archives #4 (1998)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017)
Batman: The Golden Age #6 (2020)


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Second Story: "The Chicken and the Yegg!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

ArtHoward Sherman
Assistant editingBernie Breslaurer
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

Unnamed crook (first appearance; accidentally drops emeralds in chicken feed)


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Third Story: "Loot for Laughter!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtGeorge Roussos
ColorsGeorge Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
Assistant editingBernie Breslaurer
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Air Wave

Villain(s):

Blackjack and his gang (first appearance for all; use practical joke toys to commit a crime)


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Fourth Story: "Retreat to Paradise!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

ArtLouis Cazeneuve
Assistant editingBernie Breslaurer
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

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

Villain(s):

Japanese Soldiers (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

A small Pacific island


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