Comic Title: Detective Comics #62
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1942
Approx. On Sale Date: February 25, 1942 Copyright Date February 21, 1942
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1942
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: "Laugh, Town, Laugh"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Batman Archives Vol. 2 HC (1991)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 6 TPB (2008)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2016)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 3 TPB (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in All-Star Squadron #4; next appearance in Detective Comics #63)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in All-Star Squadron #4; next appearance in Detective Comics #63)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #60; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #6)

Villain(s)

• Joker (last appearance in Detective Comics #60; next appearance in Batman #11)
• Joker’s henchmen (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Happy Hanson (a rich comedian; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Happy's lawyer (no further appearances)
• Freddie Banter, Claude S. Tilley, Denny Jackson, Ted Allenby, and Buster Parks (comedians; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Comedian Happy Hanson dies and wills his fortune to five comedians who must solve clue to obtain the prize. The Joker breaks out of jail and pursues the prize as well. He begins killing the comedians and stealing their clues. Batman and Robin try to save the comedians from death, but Joker eventually obtains all the clues and locates the hidden fortune. Batman prevents the theft after escaping one of Joker’s death traps. Then he finishes off the Harlequin of Hate.