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Issue: Detective Comics #66
Publication Date: August 1942
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Issues: #66 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: 06/20/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
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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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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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Meet "Two-Face"

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagO Lobinho (2ª Série) #53 published ?
In Content Item: Flag100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-20 published September 1973
as DC's Cover Gallery [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Cover, Back]1/4 size
In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #2 [unnamed variant] published July 1991
as Cover - Detective Comics #66 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler #[nn] published August 1995
as Covers [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Lou Gehrig -- A Quiet Hero by Frank Graham

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion, sports
Feature(s): Good Books Worth Reading
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. "Lou Gehrig - A Quiet Hero" by Frank Graham is reviewed.
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The Crimes of Two-Face!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Gilda (Harvey Kent's fiancee, a sculptress, introduction); Dr. Ekhart; Joe (villain, death)
Synopsis: At a criminal trial, District Attorney Harvey Kent is disfigured by acid thrown into his face, and the shock drives him to become a master criminal who bases all of his crimes on the number two, and who uses a two-headed silver dollar to decide if he will keep the loot from a crime or not.
Reprinting
In Content Item: Flag100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-20 published September 1973
as The Crimes of Two-Face! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC-serier #1/1989 published January 1989
as Dubbelansiktet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC presenterer #2/1989 published January 1989
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]page 13 removed
In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #2 [unnamed variant] published July 1991
as The Crimes of Two-Face [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler #[nn] published August 1995
as The Crimes of Two-Face [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Story continues in Detective Comics #68.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kool-Aid
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Pages: 1
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The Sphinx Speaks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): Casey 39; Von Bruhte; Radcliffe; The Sphinx (villain)
Synopsis: In the year 3045 A.D., scholars unearth an ancient battlefield and try to reconstruct what happened there.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBoy Commandos #1 published September 1973
as The Sphinx Speaks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 published January 2010
as The Sphinx Speaks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: I think I'll go to that new gas station...
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Laffs
First Line: Climb up the ladder, Eddie...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: 3 gags.
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The Winning Team!

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Pages: 0.5
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Murder Will Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Joe Henderson; Byers; Maretti
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Honest Injun!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): World's Finest Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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Sure-Fire Formula!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Leading Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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Little Discs of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, espionage
Character(s): Bart Regan
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Flaming Bullets

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 Adventure of the Shooting Spooks!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): District Attorney Cole (death); Static; Inspector Morton; Grump (villain)
Synopsis: District Attorney Cole dies, and Larry Jordan is arrested for his murder.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #245 published December 1971
as The Adventure of the Shooting Spooks! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-7 published December 1972
as Adventure of the Shooting Spooks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Arcky] (signed)
Penciller(s): ? [as Arcky] (signed)
Inker(s): ? [as Arcky] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Sport with the Sports
First Line: Hey! Jones the high jump is over here!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.44
Disclose Notes: 4 gags.
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Statement of Ownership

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.23
Disclose Notes: published by Detective Comics, Inc.
480 Lexington Ave
New York, N.Y.
Editor: W. F. Ellsworth
Owners: Harry Donenfeld; P. H. Sampliner.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: A few small ads.
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Now on Sale

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Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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Case of the Dripping Drum

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Shorty Morgan
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: A special message to the boys and girls of America from Henry Morgenthau, Jr. - Secretary of the Treasury!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Tootsie Roll of Honor

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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