Cover: Jim Aparo

Detective Comics #442

Aug 1974 · DC · 0.60 USD

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“Death Flies the Haunted Sky”

In "Death Flies the Haunted Sky," Jack Kirby and Joe Simon deliver a chilling mystery set in a secluded estate where the Presby brothers have vanished for over two decades—only to be discovered living in isolation, unaware of the world’s wars. With art by Kirby and inks by Cazeneuve, the story unfolds as the Guardian and a local investigator uncover a hidden danger: the brothers’ forgotten home is being exploited by Nazi spies as a secret radio hub. Jim Aparo’s cover captures the eerie tension, perfectly framing the tale’s haunting atmosphere.

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writer, artist Jack Kirby · writer Joe Simon · inker Arturo Cazeneuve · letterer Howard Ferguson · cover Jim Aparo

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Full credits

writer, artist Jack Kirby

writer Joe Simon

inker Arturo Cazeneuve

letterer Howard Ferguson

cover pencils, inks Jim Aparo

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Citizens are very concerned that the Presby brothers haven't been seen in over 25 years, so the boys and the Guardian investigate, only to learn that they locked themselves in their home to avoid contact with World War 1 and now World War 2. However, that plays right into the hands of a couple of Nazi spies who intend to use their home as a secret Nazi radio station to contact submarines.

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