Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1939-05-01
Editing: Vin Sullivan (credited as Vincent A. Sullivan) (editor)
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
  • Genre:crime
Reprints (5)

Issue Data

  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: monthly
  • Printer: [none printed]

Indexer Notes

On sale date is from Catalogue of Copyright Entries.

[no title indexed]
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Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page

[Frenchy Blake's Jewel Gang]
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Batman / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Kane (credited as Rob't Kane) (signed as Rob't Kane)
Inks:
Bob Kane (credited as Rob't Kane) (signed as Rob't Kane)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Gimpy (Police stool pigeon); Kelly (Policeman); Frenchy Blake (villain); Blake's gang [Slick; others unnamed] (villains); jewel thieves (villains)
Synopsis:
Using information obtained from a police stool pigeon, the Bat-Man sets aim on one Frenchy Blake, leader of a notorious jewel theft ring.
Reprints (6)

Indexer Notes

In his book "Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters and the Birth of the Comic Book" (Basic Books, 2004), Gerard Jones incorrectly attributes the inks to Jerry Robinson.

Kane signs again - as "Rob't Kane" - on the final page.

[no title indexed]
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Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.05 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 4)

Jest A Second / cartoon / 0.7 page

Script:
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks:
Bob Kane (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Joe used to be a juggler in the circus!
  • Keywords:maternity ward
Characters:
Joe

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. 4 separate gags.

[no title indexed]
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Rosati Accordions / comics-form advertising / 0.25 page

The Dope Ring
(Table of Contents: 6)

Speed Saunders / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Fred Guardineer (credited)
Inks:
Fred Guardineer (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Hawkins; George Casson; Policy Pete; Ina Marcy; Lt. Gregory; Clancy

Killing by Proxy
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Buck Marshall / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
? (red tones)
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; western-frontier
Characters:
Billings; John Mason; Spot Sawyer

Indexer Notes

Story printed in red and black only.

[Saboteurs Bomb Steamer]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Jerry Siegel (credited)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; spy; detective-mystery
Characters:
Agent Jack Steele

[The Bagilan Ruby]
(Table of Contents: 9)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Jim Chambers (credited)
Pencils:
Jim Chambers (credited)
Inks:
Jim Chambers (credited)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Lara Fay; Miss Blaine

Human Cargo
(Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1.8 pages

Script:
Jack Anthony (credited)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:With a mixed feeling of horror and nausea, the group of men gathered around...
  • Keywords:New York
Characters:
Captain Benson; Patrolman Thomson

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustrations.

[no title indexed]
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Fencing Swords / advertisement / 0.05 page

Big Extra Value
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Brazel Novelty Fireworks / advertisement / 0.05 page

Streamlined Bike
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Crowell / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Magazines / advertisement / 0.1 page

[The New Orleans Mardi Gras Murder, Part 2]
(Table of Contents: 14)

Bruce Nelson / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as TH)
Inks:
Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as TH)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery; adventure
Characters:
Ed Lane; Lili Gravet

Indexer Notes

Script previously credited to Hickey, but the Who's Who reveals only art credits.

[The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, Part 12]
(Table of Contents: 15)

Fu Manchu / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Sax Rohmer (credited) (original author)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; crime
  • Feature Logo:Doctor Fu Manchu!
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Suddenly the mastiff's howlings ceased...
  • Keywords:Redmoat
Characters:
Dr. Fu Manchu; Sir Dennis Nayland Smith; Dr. Petrie; Rev. J. D. Eltham; Greba Eltham; Caesar (dog)
Reprints (0)
  • from Dr. Fu Manchu daily (Bell Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance, story not finished.

Artist credits by Craig Delich.

The strip ran in newspapers in 1930 and 1931.

[no title indexed]
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Stamp Collectors' Corner / Stamp Detective / Detective Stamp Page / text article / 1.4 pages

Script:
? [as Phil. Ately]
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction
  • Feature Logo:Stamp Detective
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Have you ever seen George Washington with a mustache?
Characters:
George Washington

Indexer Notes

Includes separate column titled "Odd Stamps Facts".
2nd page includes several ads from stamps dealers.

[no title indexed]
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Abell Stamps; Brownie Stamps; Capital Stamps; Crowder Stamps; Daub Stamps; Dolin Stamps; Eureka Stamps; Floral City Stamps; Midwood Stamps; Mortimer Mum; Roberts Stamps; Wright Stamps / advertisement / 0.6 page

[The Truxon Hall Fox Hunt]
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Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén) (illustrated by)
Inks:
Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén) (illustrated by)
Colors:
? (red tones)
Letters:
  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The famous manor of Colonel Carrington-Bayle...
  • Universe:DC : mainstream
Characters:
Colonel Carrington-Bayle; Elaine; Fisher (villain)

Indexer Notes

Story printed in red and black only.

[The Whitethorne Inheritance]
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Slam Bradley / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Jerry Siegel (credited)
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; detective-mystery
Characters:
Sidney Whitethorne; Aunt Sadie Whitethorne; Higgins; Lucy Wentworth; Ronald Whitethorne
Synopsis:
Slam stands to inherit assets worth one million dollars if he can survive one night in Caleb Whitethorne's residence.

Indexer Notes

A car identified as the Superman Streamline Six is purchased by Slam Bradley.

[no title indexed]
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All-American Comics; Movie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Fun for Everybody with Spencer Fireworks
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Spencer Fireworks / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
  2. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. [Frenchy Blake's Jewel Gang]
    Batman
  4. ["The thrilling adventures of Superman appear each and every month in Action Comics!"]
    Action Comics
  5. ["Joe used to be a juggler in the circus!"]
    Jest A Second
  6. ["John, Mildred and Frank are excused for orchestra rehearsal."]
    Rosati Accordions
  7. The Dope Ring
    Speed Saunders
  8. Killing by Proxy
    Buck Marshall
  9. [Saboteurs Bomb Steamer]
    Spy
  10. [The Bagilan Ruby]
    The Crimson Avenger
  11. Human Cargo
  12. [no title indexed]
    Fencing Swords
  13. Big Extra Value
    Brazel Novelty Fireworks
  14. Streamlined Bike
    Crowell / Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Magazines
  15. [The New Orleans Mardi Gras Murder, Part 2]
    Bruce Nelson
  16. [The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, Part 12]
    Fu Manchu
  17. ["Have you ever seen George Washington with a mustache?"]
    Stamp Collectors' Corner / Stamp Detective / Detective Stamp Page
  18. [no title indexed]
    Abell Stamps; Brownie Stamps; Capital Stamps; Crowder Stamps; Daub Stamps; Dolin Stamps; Eureka Stamps; Floral City Stamps; Midwood Stamps; Mortimer Mum; Roberts Stamps; Wright Stamps
  19. [The Truxon Hall Fox Hunt]
    Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise
  20. [The Whitethorne Inheritance]
    Slam Bradley
  21. ["Thanks again, boys and girls of America..."]
    All-American Comics; Movie Comics
  22. Fun for Everybody with Spencer Fireworks
    Spencer Fireworks
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