Detective Comics #114
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Acrostic of Crime!", the Joker, restless after weeks without headlines, hatches a twisted game: a Crime Acrostic Contest challenging the Dynamic Duo to solve his puzzle before he strikes. With Win Mortimer handling both the interior art and cover, this 1946 Detective Comics issue delivers a clever, playful menace from the Clown Prince of Crime—pure early Batman mischief at its most devious.
In "Acrostic of Crime!" from Detective Comics #114 (1946), the Joker, restless from fading from the headlines, hatches a bizarre scheme: a criminal acrostic challenge for the Dynamic Duo. With his usual flair for chaos, he sets a series of puzzles that test both intellect and nerve—leaving Batman and Robin to unravel his twisted game before the city falls into his latest trap.
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Reprinted in Action Comics #144 (1950), Star Spangled Comics #106 (1950), Adventure Comics #157 (1950), Batman Archives #5 (2001), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5 (2018)
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