Cover: Dick Sprang

Detective Comics #85

Mar 1944 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Joker's Double”

In "The Joker's Double," the Caped Crusader faces a twisted mirror of his most notorious foe, as a mysterious duplicate of the Joker emerges to throw Gotham into chaos. Written by Jack Schiff and brought to life with bold, expressive art by Joe Shuster, this 1944 tale blends wartime patriotism with classic noir suspense. The cover, a striking portrait by Dick Sprang, captures the eerie duality at the story’s heart.

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writer Bill Finger · artist Ed Kressy · artist, inker, letterer Dick Sprang · cover Dick Sprang

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Full credits

writer Bill Finger

artist Ed Kressy

artist, inker, letterer Dick Sprang

cover pencils, inks Dick Sprang

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Four members of a famed Card Club become the targets for the Prince of Guffaws, but Batman and Robin discover that the Joker didn't commit the crimes, and attempt to track down the real culprit.

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