Cover: Stan Kaye & Jack Kirby & Joe Simon

Adventure Comics #83

Feb 1943 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Lady and the Champ!”

In "The Lady and the Champ!", a string of crimes inspired by a familiar nursery rhyme throws the city into chaos, as clever crooks exploit the public's fascination with the patterned attacks to expand their criminal empire. Written by Al Bester and brought to life with dynamic art by Bernard Baily, this 1943 Adventure Comics tale blends mystery and pulp flair in a story that’s as clever as it is thrilling. The cover, a striking collaboration by Stan Kaye, Jack Kirby, and Joe Simon, captures the intrigue with bold, expressive visuals.

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writer Al Bester · artist, inker, letterer Bernard Baily · cover Stan Kaye, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon

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Full credits

writer Al Bester

artist, inker, letterer Bernard Baily

cover pencils, inks Stan Kaye

cover pencils Jack Kirby

cover inks Joe Simon

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Crooks pattern their crimes after an old nursery rhyme, planning to use the resulting publicity to convince the underworld that they can commit a crime any time, any place, thus giving them more business than before.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).