Detective Comics Vol 1 128

"Batman: "Crime in Reverse"": The Joker attempts to commit a series of crimes in reverse. Instead of announcing crimes he intends to commit, he boasts that he already committed them. When the flabbergasted victims of his jest would show that they were not robbed, one of Jok

Batman: "Crime in Reverse"
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Detective Comics Vol 1 #128
October, 1947
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Dick Sprang
Batman: "Crime in Reverse"
Pencilers	Paul Cooper
Inkers	Ray Burnley
Editors	Jack Schiff
Air Wave: "The Bandits and the Bells"
Pencilers	Harris Levy
Inkers	Harris Levy
Editors	Jack Schiff
Slam Bradley: "Shorty, the Medicine Man"
Pencilers	John Daly
Inkers	John Daly
Editors	Jack Schiff
Three-Ring Binks
Writers	Jack Farr
Pencilers	Jack Farr
Inkers	Jack Farr
Boy Commandos: "Rip Carter -- Killer"
Writers	Joe Simon Jack Kirby
Pencilers	Jack Kirby
Inkers	Jack Kirby Joe Simon
Editors	Jack Schiff
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The Joker is doing things in reverse this days- If he enters the exit door, he's here to stay!

— Robin

Detective Comics #128 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1947.

Synopsis for Batman: "Crime in Reverse"

The Joker attempts to commit a series of crimes in reverse. Instead of announcing crimes he intends to commit, he boasts that he already committed them. When the flabbergasted victims of his jest would show that they were not robbed, one of Joker's men would be on hand to capture the intended loot. This plot is eventually foiled by Batman and Robin and Joker is once more apprehended.

Appearing in Batman: "Crime in Reverse"

Featured Characters:

• Batman
• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• Commissioner Gordon

Antagonists:

• Joker

Other Characters:

• Mrs. Tyler Vanderkill (Single appearance)
• Horses

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Gotham State Penitentiary
  • GCPD Headquarters
  • Gotham City Chronicle
  • Central Terminal

Items:

• Batrope
• Utility Belt
  

Appearing in Air Wave: "The Bandits and the Bells"

Featured Characters:

• Air Wave

Supporting Characters:

• Static the Parrot

Antagonists:

• Limpy (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

Locations:

• New York City
  • Brooklyn

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Appearing in Slam Bradley: "Shorty, the Medicine Man"

Featured Characters:

• Slam Bradley

Supporting Characters:

• Shorty Morgan

Antagonists:

• The Weasel (Diamond Thief) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

Locations:

• New York City

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Appearing in "Three-Ring Binks"

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Appearing in Boy Commandos: "Rip Carter -- Killer"

Featured Characters:

• Boy Commandos
  • Andre
  • Brooklyn
  • Tex
  • Percy

Supporting Characters:

• Rip Carter

Antagonists:

• The Professor (Single appearance)
  • Alec (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:

Notes

• "Crime in Reverse" is reprinted in Batman Archives Vol 6.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series

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