Cover: Bob Kane & Jerry Robinson & George Roussos

Detective Comics #61

Mar 1942 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Three Racketeers!”

In "The Three Racketeers!", Batman and Robin take center stage in a gripping 1942 tale from Bill Finger and Bob Kane, with Jerry Robinson and George Roussos handling the inks and Ira Schnapp lettering the pages. The story unfolds in a prison setting where three former criminals, now behind bars, reflect on how their criminal ambitions were undone by the Dynamic Duo—set against a cover by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, with inks by George Roussos.

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writer Bill Finger · artist Bob Kane · inker Jerry Robinson · inker George Roussos · letterer Ira Schnapp · cover Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos

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Full credits

writer Bill Finger

artist Bob Kane

inker Jerry Robinson

inker George Roussos

letterer Ira Schnapp

cover pencils Bob Kane

cover inks Jerry Robinson

cover inks George Roussos

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Three former racketeers sit about a table playing cards in prison discussing how the Batman and Robin brought their dreams of easy wealth to a disastrous end.

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