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JOE CERTA

Active: 1949–1975

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AS WRITER

196

AS ARTIST

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KEY ISSUES

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SERIES

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

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First appearance of Martian Manhunter.

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Earliest catalogued appearance of Mad Hatter.

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Earliest catalogued appearances of Catman (DC Comics) and Zook.

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Earliest catalogued appearance of Firefly (Lynns).

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Earliest catalogued appearance of Kathy Kane.

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Earliest catalogued appearance of Calendar Man.

SERIES · BY ISSUES CREDITED

Detective Comics

1937

147 credited issues

House of Mystery

1951

31 credited issues

World's Finest Comics

1941

8 credited issues

Shazam!

1973

2 credited issues

Strange Adventures

1950

1 credited issue

Strange Tales

1951

1 credited issue

The Adventures of Alan Ladd

1949

1 credited issue

Two Gun Kid

1953

1 credited issue

Frontier Western

1956

1 credited issue

Mystery in Space

1951

1 credited issue

The Brave and the Bold

1955

1 credited issue

Tales of the Unexpected

1956

1 credited issue

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

Henry Boltinoff 157 issues together Charles Paris 131 issues together Ruben Moreira 113 issues together Sheldon Moldoff 102 issues together Jack Miller 78 issues together Bill Finger 58 issues together Leonard Starr 32 issues together Dick Sprang 30 issues together

CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

Batman Dick Grayson Martian Manhunter Roy Raymond Karen Duncan James Gordon Captain Harding Zook Diane Meade Robotman (Crane)

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