JOE CERTA

Active: 1949–1975

AS WRITER

196

AS ARTIST

KEY ISSUES

SERIES

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

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Detective Comics

#225

First appearance of Martian Manhunter.

Detective Comics

#230

Earliest catalogued appearance of Mad Hatter.

Detective Comics

#311

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

Detective Comics

#184

Earliest catalogued appearance of Firefly (Lynns).

Detective Comics

#233

Earliest catalogued appearance of Kathy Kane.

Detective Comics

#259

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)

All (196)Writer (0)Artist (196)Keys (23)

23 ISSUES

Detective Comics

#184

Detective Comics

#201

Detective Comics

#203

Detective Comics

#215

Detective Comics

#225

Detective Comics

#228

Detective Comics

#230

Detective Comics

#233

Detective Comics

#246

Detective Comics

#247

Detective Comics

#253

Detective Comics

#259

Detective Comics

#261

Detective Comics

#267

Detective Comics

#274

Detective Comics

#275

Detective Comics

#281

Detective Comics

#298

Detective Comics

#300

Detective Comics

#311

House of Mystery

#156

House of Mystery

#160

Shazam!

#14

JOE CERTA

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

SERIES · BY ISSUES CREDITED

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Credits

23 ISSUES