Detective Comics #341

The Joker’s Comedy Capers!

Featuring: Batman and Robin
Release: May 27, 1965
Cover: July 1965
Price: 12 cents
15.33333… pages

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No credits are given. The story is by John Broome, Carmine Infantino, and Joe Giella.

The cover is another cover in sequential art panel format. We’ve seen very few of those. Amazing Spider-Man #4 a rare exception.

Joker’s plot is to pretend to be a movie producer making movies about fake crimes that are actually real crimes being filmed. Mr. Fear had a basically identical plan in Daredevil #6, released 5 months earlier. I pointed out then that filming your crimes is a bad idea.

Joker is writing, directing, producing, and starring in all these films. His first role is as the Tramp robbing a bank.

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NFL® Superpro #4

The Sanctioning
by Fabian Nicieza, Jose Delbo, and Mike DeCarlo

You know, the United Way and the NFL® work together to form a winning team!

Can’t let him make a big play from the opening kickoff!

This is ridiculous! But facing the 49ers offensive line was worse!

And now, let’s show America what teamwork’s all about!

The early 1990s was an explosion of creativity for Marvel Comics, introducing enduring new characters from Sleepwalker to Darkhawk, and revitalizing classic concepts with new versions of Fool Killer and Deathlok.

Some gems get obscured amongst the sheer volume of the decade’s creativity. Today, I want to talk about a character celebrating his 30th anniversary this year, the great superhero who sometimes is referred to simply as Superpro, but who is more properly known as NFL® Superpro!

You might have noticed the NFL® logo in the title and on his chest and his helmet…

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