Cover: Bob Kane & Jerry Robinson & George Roussos

Detective Comics #81

Nov 1943 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Cavalier of Crime!”

In "The Cavalier of Crime!", the Caped Crusaders face off against a new criminal with a strange obsession: a signed baseball from a legendary pitcher. Written by Don C. Cameron and illustrated by Bob Kane, with inks by George Roussos, this 1943 tale sees the Joker and Penguin's shadowed rival targeting a prized sports collection—starting with a single, priceless ball. The cover, penciled by Bob Kane and inked by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos, captures the daring theft in bold, classic style.

writer Don C. Cameron · artist Bob Kane · inker, letterer George Roussos · cover Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos

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Full credits

writer Don C. Cameron

artist Bob Kane

inker, letterer George Roussos

cover pencils Bob Kane

cover inks Jerry Robinson

cover inks George Roussos

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The Cavalier hopes to become the equal of the Joker and the Penguin by stealing a child's baseball. But that baseball, signed by a famed baseball pitcher, soon leads the Caped Crusaders on a mission to prevent the theft of a sports figures collection by the Cavalier and his gang.

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