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Detective Comics 45

DETECTIVE COMICS #45

Cover Date: November 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1940-09-27

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Cover Credits:
Art: Bob Kane (signed)
Inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos


Story: "The Case of the Laughing Death!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson, George Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin

Villain(s):

Joker (last in Batman Vol. 1 #2; next in flashback in Batman Vol. 1 #4; as A. Rokej, leader of a gang of jewel thieves)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Archives #1 (1990)
The Batman Chronicles #2 (2006)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2015)
Batman: The Golden Age #1 (2016)


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Second Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Lehti
ArtJack Lehti
LetteringJack Lehti
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Crimson Avenger (with a cape; destroys the ray-gun)

Supporting Character(s):

Mac

Villain(s):

Unnamed criminals (first appearance for all; steal a new ray-gun that destroys all matter)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Third Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtEd Winiarski
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Speed Saunders

Villain(s):

Unnamed crooks (first appearance for all; use a bowling ball bomb to break into a safe)


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtHoward Sherman
LetteringHoward Sherman
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

A phony charity racket (first appearance for all)


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