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Issue: Detective Comics #64
Publication Date: June 1942
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Issues: #64 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: 04/21/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #2 [unnamed variant] published July 1991
as Cover - Detective Comics #64 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Joker Walks the Last Mile!

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]; The Joker (villain); Joker's henchmen [Charley; others un-named] (villains)
Synopsis: Depressed because he can not freely move about and spend the stolen wealth he has in his possession, the Joker turns himself in, is sentenced to die and is executed; all so that he can live again and have the freedom he desires!
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In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #2 [unnamed variant] published July 1991
as The Joker Walks the Last Mile [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Smiles
First Line: Here I come, ready or not!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: 3 gags.
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Join Up with the Winning Team!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Batman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Commandos Are Coming

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett; Pierre Chavard] (introduction); Victor Renaud; LaFarge; Major Von Karp (villain)
Synopsis: LaFarge joins the Commandos to help free Victor Renaud from the Gestapo.
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In Content Item: FlagMister Miracle #8 published May 1972
as The Commandos Are Coming! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 published January 2010
as The Commandos Are Coming! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Brooklyn's true name, Dan Turpin, was not revealed until later in the Boy Commando adventures.

The opening splash page that introduces the Boy Commandos is the same face front technique Kirby used when co-creating and introducing the Howling Commandos in Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 as per Comic Book Historians article researched by Alex Grand.
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Pages: 1
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World's Finest Value!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): World's Finest Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Adventure Comics
First Line: It's an actual fact, pals!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Adventure of the Wild Men!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Crimson Avenger
Character(s): The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popsicle
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Pages: 1
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Murder in the Monument

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

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Mystery of His Master's Voice!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static (Air Wave's parrot, introduction); Cap'n Saltz; Father Kind (owner of Kind Pet Shop)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Boy's Book of Magnetism by Raymond F. Yates

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: A review of "The Boy's Book of Magnetism" by Raymond F. Yates.
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The Mystery of the Unfortunate Teddy Bear

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Now on Sale

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Muscle Power Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spencer Fireworks Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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