Detective Comics #64

(June 1942)

The Joker Walks the Last Mile (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain).

Synopsis:

Depressed because he can not freely move about and spend the stole 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!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991)

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-21-09.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Smiles / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

The Commandos Are Coming (Table of Contents)

Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Kirby

Pencils:

Joe Simon

Inks:

Jack Kirby

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war; adventure

Characters:

The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Jan Haasen; 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.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Mister Miracle (DC, 1971 series) #8 (May - June 1972)
• in The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #1 (October 2010)

The Adventure of the Wild Men (Table of Contents)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Charles Paris

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing.

Murder in the Monument (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Pierce Rice

Inks:

Arturo Cazeneuve

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan

Questionable Character (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edgar Weston (signed)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Mystery of His Master's Voice (Table of Contents)

Air Wave / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Murray Boltinoff?

Pencils:

Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Captain Saltz; Father Kind; Static (intro- Air Wave's parrot).

The Boy's Book of Magnetism by Raymond F. Yeates (Table of Contents)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

review

Synopsis:

Featured is a review of "The Boy's Book of Magnetism" by Raymond F. Yeates.

The Mystery of the Unfortunate Teddy Bear (Table of Contents)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Sherman

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.