Detective Comics, #109

Published: March 1946

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Detective Comics #109

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Issue Contents:
The House That Jokes Built
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • The Joker
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 1 0 pages
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

F Is for Fox
Story 2 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The House that Jokes Built!
Story 3 12 pages superhero
Storyline

The Joker uses common, ordinary pranks to bilk rich people out of their money, but when he kidnaps Robin, Batman pulls a prank of his own on the Killer Clown!

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Alfred Pennyworth
  • Herbert Swail (investment broker)
  • Titus Drumm (richest man in Gotham City)
  • The Joker [as Courtney, news porter] (villain)
Story 4 1 page humor; sports

"I've picked the winner..."

Credits
It's Off to Jail We Go!
Story 5 7 pages detective-mystery
Characters
  • Slam Bradley
  • Shorty Morgan
Credits
Story Notes

Revised pencil credit by Jerry Bails; previously given to Howard Sherman.

Story 6 0 pages
Story 7 1 page
Landslide for the Law!
Story 8 6 pages superhero
Characters
  • Air Wave [Larry Jordan]

Featuring Spike

Story 9 1 page humor

"Shux - I don't feel like goin' to school today..."

Characters
  • Spike
Credits
Story Notes

Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

Story 10 1 page
Foot Soldier
Story 11 2 pages war
Credits

Featuring "Three-Ring" Binks

Story 12 4 pages humor

"Booking agent de luxe for stage, screen and rah-dee-oh!"

Characters
  • Three-Ring Binks
Credits
Story Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Leo Johnson
Story 13 1 page

Featuring Pigskin Pete

Story 14 1 page humor

"Hey, Fumble - The coach wants to meet the new men!"

Characters
  • Pigskin Pete
Credits
Story 15 1 page
Keep 'Em Frying!
Story 16 11 pages adventure; war
Characters
  • The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter
  • Jan Haasan
  • Alfy Twidgett
  • Andre Chavard
  • Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]]
Story 17 1 page superhero

"His magnetic powers foil a vicious sabotage plot..."

Story 18 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

The Shell with a "Radio Brain!"
Story 19 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.