Cover: Jack Burnley & Ray Burnley

Detective Comics #109

Mar 1946 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The House that Jokes Built!”

In "The House that Jokes Built!", the Joker turns his trademark mischief into a scheme to swindle the wealthy—until he takes Robin, forcing Batman to outwit him with a prank of his own. Written by Don C. Cameron and illustrated by Win Mortimer, this 1946 tale sees the Dark Knight using the Joker’s own game against him. The cover, by Jack Burnley (pencils and inks) with additional inks by Ray Burnley, captures the chaotic spirit of the story.

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writer Don C. Cameron · artist, inker Win Mortimer · cover Jack Burnley, Ray Burnley

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writer Don C. Cameron

artist, inker Win Mortimer

cover pencils, inks Jack Burnley

cover inks Ray Burnley

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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!

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