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Super Detective Library
Date | Number: 45 | Lang: English (en)
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NotesScript by Conrad Frost; Cover - Arnold Beauvais. Art by Oliver Passingham.
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thank you
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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!
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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?
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You ask why nobody sued DC? Because this story is from 1955 and DC's Joker first appeared in 1941
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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?
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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
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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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NameSuper Detective Library 45 - Crime From the Sky | Published
PublicationPrice: 9d [0-0-9 GBP] | Pages: 68 | Frequency: The first Thursday in each month
NotesIndexed from scanned copy at https://comicbookplus.com
 
CoverCrime from the Sky / 1 page
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GenreDetective-mystery
 
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First LineHave you seen the other issue of Super Detective Library on sale at all newsagents now
NotesPromos for Super Detective Library #46, and three issues of Cowboy Comics.
 
Comic StoryCrime from the Sky / Lesley Shane (64 pages)
SynopsisA retired gangster comes up with the crime of the century.
GenreDetective-mystery
CharactersLesley 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
Script
PencilsOliver Passingham
InksOliver Passingham
 
Publisher advertisementNo Title (1 page)
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First LineSuper Detective Library
 
Publisher advertisementNo Title (1 page)
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CharactersHopalong Cassidy
First LineHopalong Cassidy appears each week in Knockout!
NotesBack cover.
 
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