Detective Comics #66 Values

Publisher: DC, 1942

About Detective Comics #66

Featuring Batman and Robin. Origin and first appearance of Two-Face (Harvey Dent). Third appearance of the Boy Commandos. Jerry Robinson cover and art. Jack Kirby story and art. Bob Kane and Joe Simon art. Currently tied for #88 on Overstreet's list of Top 100 Golden Age Comics.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Meet "Two-Face"

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Pencils: Jerry Robinson

Inks: Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (also backgrounds)

Letters: typeset

Reprints: 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-20 (September 1973)

STORY DETAILS

(12 Stories)

Title: Lou Gehrig -- A Quiet Hero by Frank Graham

Pages: 0.670

Script: Josette Frank (credited)

Letters: typeset

Notes: Inside front cover. "Lou Gehrig - A Quiet Hero" by Frank Graham is reviewed.

Title: The Crimes of Two-Face!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent] (image); Gilda (Harvey Kent's fiancee, a sculptress, introduction); Dr. Ekhart; Two-Face [Harvey Kent; aka "Apollo" Kent] (villain, introduction, origin); Boss Moroni (villain); Joe (villain, death)

Synopsis: At a criminal trial, District Attorney Harvey Kent is disfigured by acid thrown into his face, and the shock drives him to become a master criminal who bases all of his crimes on the number two, and who uses a two-headed silver dollar to decide if he will keep the loot from a crime or not.

Pages: 13.000

Script: Bill Finger; Bob Kane (idea)

Pencils: Bob Kane (signed)

Inks: Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)

Letters: Ira Schnapp

Reprints: 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-20 (September 1973)

Notes: Story continues in Detective Comics #68.

Title: The Sphinx Speaks

Characters: The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Alfy Twidgett; Pierre Chavard; Jan Haasan]; Casey 39; Von Bruhte; Radcliffe; The Sphinx (villain)

Synopsis: In the year 3045 A.D., scholars unearth an ancient battlefield and try to reconstruct what happened there.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?

Pencils: Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ?

Inks: Joe Simon

Letters: Howard Ferguson ?

Reprints: Boy Commandos (DC, 1973 series) #1 (September-October 1973)

Notes: Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Title: Murder Will Out

Characters: The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Joe Henderson; Byers; Maretti

Pages: 10.000

Script: Jack Lehti (signed)

Pencils: Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks: Charles Paris

Letters: Charles Paris

Notes: Inker and letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

Title: The Adventure of the Shooting Spooks!

Characters: Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; District Attorney Cole (death); Static; Inspector Morton; Grump (villain)

Synopsis: District Attorney Cole dies, and Larry Jordan is arrested for his murder.

Pages: 7.000

Script: Murray Boltinoff ?

Pencils: Lee Harris (signed)

Inks: Charles Paris

Reprints: Superman (DC, 1939 series) #245 (December 1971-January 1972), | DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-7 (December-January 1972)

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	5	4	2	5	4	5	12	4	10	14	5	5	3	4	8	6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	104
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Restored	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	3	2	0	3	4	1	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
Total	6	5	3	5	4	6	13	6	11	18	7	5	6	9	10	9	4	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	136

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