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Detective Comics #69

DC · Series began 1937 · November 1942

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Dates

Cover date: November 1942
On sale: September 22, 1942
Pages: 68

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Jerry Robinson, Bob Kane, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Kirby, Jack Lehti, Ray McGill, Chuck Winter, Lee Harris, Howard Shermaninks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, Henry Boltinoff, Joe Simon, Charles Paris, Ray McGill, Chuck Winter, Howard Shermanscript: Josette Frank, Joseph Greene, Henry Boltinoff, Sidney Elias, Jack Lehti, Ray McGill, Alan Dellletters: Henry Boltinoff, Charles Paris, Ray McGill, Howard Sherman

Stories

The Harlequin's Hoax! · 13 pages
The Joker returns with a madcap scheme: handing out less than perfect, but generous, gifts to people, all with a sinister purpose in mind.
The Siege of Krovka · 12 pages
The Nazis, ordered by Hitler to keep advancing their positions, come across a stubborn group of citizens at Krovka, and the commanding general orders the town leveled. But the Commandos volunteer to help out and take on the Nazis with an added fervor.
Sugar · Stamps · 1 pages
The Three Behind the Throne · 10 pages
A small town reporter tries for a job in the big city.
A Man's Best Friend · 0.44 pages
The Case of the Sweet-Toothed Spy! · 6 pages
Sharp Eyes · 2 pages
The Magic Cupboard! · 7 pages
Mrs. Hubbard's cupboard mysteriously fills up with food each night.
Case of the Artistic Ape · 8 pages

Publisher’s description

The Joker returns with a deadly new scheme: handing out generous gifts to unsuspecting victims? Batman and Robin are hot on the case!

Reprinted in

The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (1990), Batman Archives (1990), The Batman Chronicles (2005), The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby (2010), Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 (2015), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Batman: The Golden Age (2016)