Detective Comics #66

(August 1942)

Lou Gehrig- A Quiet Hero by Frank Graham (Table of Contents)

Good Books Worth Reading / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

review

Synopsis:

"Lou Gehrig - A Quiet Hero" by Frank Graham is reviewed.

The Crimes of Two-Face (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger (from an idea by Bob Kane)

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Gilda (I); Dr. Ekhart; Two-Face [Harvey Kent](villain; I; origin); Boss Moroni (villain).

Synopsis:

At a criminal trial, D.A. 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.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-20 (September 1973)
• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991)
• in Batman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler (DC, 1995 series) #[nn] ([June] 1995)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Detective Comics #68. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-22-09.

The Sphinx Speaks (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Kirby

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Joe Simon

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Ferguson?

Content Information

Genre:

war; adventure

Characters:

Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Alfy; Pierre; Jan]; The Sphinx [villain]; Casey 39; Von Bruhte; Radcliffe.

Synopsis:

In the year 3045 A.D., scholars unearth an ancient battlefield and try to reconstruct what happened there.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Boy Commandos (DC, 1973 series) #1 (September-October 1973)
• in The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (DC, 2010 series) #1 (October 2010)

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 3-22-09.

none (Table of Contents)

Jerry the Jitterbug / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Jerry

none (Table of Contents)

Laffs / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Murder Will Out (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; Joe Henderson; Byers; Maretti.

Little Discs of Death (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Louis Cazeneuve

Inks:

Louis Cazeneuve

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan

Flaming Bullets (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Eric Carter (signed)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

The Adventure of the Shooting Spooks (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]; D. A. Cole [D]; Static; Inspector Morton; Grump [villain].

Synopsis:

D.A. Cole dies, and Larry Jordan is arrested for his murder.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #245 (December 1971 - January 1972)
• in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-7 (December-January 1972)

none (Table of Contents)

Sport with the Sports / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

? (signed as Arcky)

Pencils:

? ()signed as Arcky)

Inks:

? (signed as Arcky)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

none (Table of Contents)

Statement of Ownership / text article / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Liebowitz

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

published by Detective Comics, Inc.
480 Lexington Ave
New York, N.Y.
Editor: W. F. Ellsworth
Owners: Harry Donenfeld; P. H. Sampliner.

Case of the Dripping Drum (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.