Detective Comics, #66
Published: August 1942
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Issue Contents:
Meet "Two-Face"
Characters
- Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Dick Grayson (mainstream Universe)
- Robin (mainstream Universe)
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Jerry Robinson
- Inks: Jerry Robinson
- Inks: George Roussos
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Lou Gehrig -- A Quiet Hero by Frank Graham
Credits
- Script: Paul J. Bolger
Story Notes
Inside front cover. "Lou Gehrig - A Quiet Hero" by Frank Graham is reviewed.
The Crimes of Two-Face!
Storyline
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.
Characters
- Batman (mainstream Universe)
- Dick Grayson (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Harvey Kent
- Boss Moroni
- Robin (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Two-Face
- Bruce Wayne (mainstream Universe)
- Gilda (Harvey Kent's fiancee, a sculptress, introduction)
- Dr. Ekhart
- Joe (villain, death)
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Script: Bob Kane
- Pencils: Bob Kane
- Inks: Jerry Robinson
- Inks: George Roussos
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Story continues in Detective Comics #68.
The Sphinx Speaks
Storyline
In the year 3045 A.D., scholars unearth an ancient battlefield and try to reconstruct what happened there.
Characters
- Brooklyn
- Captain Rip Carter
- Andre Chavard
- Jan Haasan
- Alfy Twidgett
- Casey 39
- Von Bruhte
- Radcliffe
- The Sphinx (villain)
Credits
- Script: Jack Kirby (uncertain)
- Script: Joe Simon (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Pencils: Joe Simon (uncertain)
- Inks: Joe Simon
- Letters: Howard Ferguson (uncertain)
Story Notes
Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
"I think I'll go to that new gas station..."
Characters
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Featuring Laffs
"Climb up the ladder, Eddie..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
3 gags.
The Winning Team!
Murder Will Out
Characters
- The Crimson Avenger
- Wing How
- Lee Travis
- Wing
- Joe Henderson
- Byers
- Maretti
Credits
- Script: Jack Lehti
- Pencils: Jack Lehti
- Inks: Charles Paris
- Letters: Charles Paris
Story Notes
Inker and letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
Honest Injun!
Featuring World's Finest Comics
Sure-Fire Formula!
Featuring Leading Comics
Little Discs of Death
Characters
- Bart Regan
Credits
- Pencils: Louis Cazeneuve
- Inks: Louis Cazeneuve
Flaming Bullets
Credits
- Script: Eric Carter
The Adventure of the Shooting Spooks!
Storyline
District Attorney Cole dies, and Larry Jordan is arrested for his murder.
Characters
- Air Wave
- Larry Jordan
- District Attorney Cole (death)
- Static
- Inspector Morton
- Grump (villain)
Credits
- Script: Murray Boltinoff (uncertain)
- Pencils: Lee Harris
- Inks: Charles Paris
Featuring Sport with the Sports
"Hey! Jones the high jump is over here!"
Story Notes
4 gags.
Statement of Ownership
Credits
- Script: Arlindo Fagundes
Story Notes
published by Detective Comics, Inc. 480 Lexington Ave New York, N.Y. Editor: W. F. Ellsworth Owners: Harry Donenfeld; P. H. Sampliner.
Story Notes
A few small ads.
Now on Sale
Case of the Dripping Drum
Characters
- Slam Bradley
- Shorty Morgan
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
- Letters: Howard Sherman
"A special message to the boys and girls of America from Henry Morgenthau, Jr. - Secretary of the Treasury!"
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
The Tootsie Roll of Honor
Story Notes
Back cover.