At last, I have discovered the origin of the Joker - how come nobody sued DC for infringement?
Another great Conroy/Passingham tale - now I'm desperate to find out what happened to Lesley at Le Chat Satanique!
By crashryan
I've read that the Lesley Shane stories in Super Detective Library were both strip reprints and original material. Can anyone sort out which are which?
By trekker3254
You ask why nobody sued DC? Because this story is from 1955 and DC's Joker first appeared in 1941
By The Australian Panther
One theory is that 'the Joker' was inspired by the character in Victor Hugo's novel, 'The man who laughs'
The Man Who Laughs
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20488696-the-man-who-laughs
Now, why don't they film that?
By SuperScrounge
They did film it in 1928 and Conrad Veidt's visual appearance is listed as an inspiration for the Joker https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019130/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
By Robb_K
Great artwork by Passingham, and an equally great story premise, plot and staging. Excellent entertainment. It would have made a great early 1950s Noire film. At first, I thought Schultz was patterned after Edward G. Robinson. But this character needed to be more rough-edged and cruel. I'd have liked to have 100 pages to flesh out the story a little more. I didn't get enough time to enjoy the party before it was interrupted by the paratrooper attack. Also there wasn't any new suspense point when the 2 (out-of-3) top crooks entered their final transport vehicle (private yacht) and headed for Algeria. From then, it was either they'd be intercepted by British ships en route per Ms. Shane's testimony, or they'd get away free and clear. It would have been better for one more fly in the ointment (a temporary escape to a place short of their destination, that provided a slim chance for them to get away). On the other hand getting Lesley Shane involved in their capture would then have been a problem.
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Super Detective Library 45 - Crime From the Sky | Published
Publication
Price: 9d [0-0-9 GBP] | Pages: 68 | Frequency: The first Thursday in each month
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Indexed from scanned copy at https://comicbookplus.com
Cover
Crime from the Sky / 1 page
Letters
typeset
Genre
Detective-mystery
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First Line
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Promos for Super Detective Library #46, and three issues of Cowboy Comics.
Comic Story
Crime from the Sky / Lesley Shane (64 pages)
Synopsis
A retired gangster comes up with the crime of the century.
Genre
Detective-mystery
Characters
Lesley Shane; Arnold Schultz [The Joker]; Joe; Jake; Mamie Schultz; Andre De Leonville; Therese Valier; Inspector Suchard; Schneider; Mullvaney; Pepito Pennon; Sue; Jacques; Bruno the Bear; Sonia; Ace O'Hara; Lady Smeedlear; Charles; Captain Lerdun; Leon
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