Issue Instance
API endpoint that allows Issue to be viewed.
GET /api/issue/243/
{ "api_url": "https://www.comics.org/api/issue/243/", "series_name": "Detective Comics (1937 series)", "descriptor": "10", "number": "10", "volume": "1", "variant_name": "", "title": "", "publication_date": "December 1937", "key_date": "1937-12-00", "price": "0.10 USD", "page_count": "68.000", "editing": "Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (credited) (editor and publisher); Vin Sullivan (credited as Vincent A. Sullivan) (associate editor); Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. Whitney Ellsworth) (associate editor)", "indicia_publisher": "Detective Comics Inc.", "brand_emblem": "", "isbn": "", "barcode": "", "rating": "", "on_sale_date": "1937-11-10", "indicia_frequency": "monthly", "notes": "The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.", "variant_of": null, "series": "https://www.comics.org/api/series/87/", "indicia_printer": "", "keywords": "", "story_set": [ { "type": "cover", "title": "", "feature": "Speed Saunders", "sequence_number": 0, "page_count": "1.000", "script": "None", "pencils": "Creig Flessel (signed as Creig Flessel)", "inks": "Creig Flessel (signed as Creig Flessel)", "colors": "?", "letters": "None", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "detective-mystery", "first_line": "", "characters": "Speed Saunders", "synopsis": "", "notes": "Three men in a car.", "keywords": "automatic pistols; automobiles" }, { "type": "promo (ad from the publisher)", "title": "", "feature": "More Fun Comics; Adventure Comics; Detective Comics", "sequence_number": 1, "page_count": "0.670", "script": "?", "pencils": "Russell Cole; Ellis Edwards; Whitney Ellsworth; Sven Elven; Creig Flessel; Tom Hickey; Joe Shuster; Vin Sullivan", "inks": "Russell Cole; Ellis Edwards; Whitney Ellsworth; Sven Elven; Creig Flessel; Tom Hickey; Joe Shuster; Vin Sullivan", "colors": "None", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "All your friends in More Fun Comics, Adventure Comics, Detective Comics wish you a very merry Xmas", "characters": "Sandy Kean; Spike Spalding; Hanko the Cowhand; Cosmo; Little Linda; Ol' Oz Bopp; Ian Murray; Chikko Chakko", "synopsis": "", "notes": "Inside front cover. The text is surrounded by artwork repurposed from multiple issues. Clockwise from top left are:\r\n- Spike Spalding from page 1 panel 3 of the Spike Spalding story in More Fun Comics #27.\r\n- Hanko from the feature header used on page 1 of the Hanko the Cowhand story in More Fun Comics #24.\r\n- Cosmo from the feature header first used on page 1 of the Cosmo the Phantom of Disguise in Detective Comics #1.\r\n- Linda from page 2 panel 5 of the Little Linda story in More Fun Comics #23.\r\n- Oz Bopp from page 2 panel 3 of the Ol’ Oz Bopp story in New Adventure Comics #15.\r\n- Ian Murray from page 3 panel 1 of the Golden Dragon story in New Adventure Comics #20.\r\n- Chikko Chakko from page 1 panel 3 of the Chikko Chakko story in New Adventure Comics #20.\r\n- Sandy Kean from page 1 panel 2 of the Radio Squad in More Fun Comics #24.\r\n\r\nThe text refers to New Adventure Comics as just \"Adventure Comics,” but the title did not drop the \"New” until issue #32, almost a year later.", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "credits, title page", "title": "", "feature": "", "sequence_number": 2, "page_count": "0.330", "script": "?", "pencils": "None", "inks": "None", "colors": "None", "letters": "typeset", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "Inside front cover.", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "Mystery at Oak Gables", "feature": "Speed Saunders", "sequence_number": 3, "page_count": "6.000", "script": "Creig Flessel ?", "pencils": "Creig Flessel (credited)", "inks": "Creig Flessel (credited)", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "detective-mystery", "first_line": "This is a thrilling mystery story....", "characters": "\"Speed\" Cyril Saunders; Mrs. Saunders (introduction, Speed's mother); Madge Allen; Sak-Ri-Ko; Arthur Harde (introduction, villain); Monroe (introduction, villain)", "synopsis": "Speed helps Madge Allen thwart a plot to cheat her out of her inheritance.", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "cartoon", "title": "", "feature": "The Law Wins", "sequence_number": 4, "page_count": "0.670", "script": "Whitney Ellsworth", "pencils": "Whitney Ellsworth", "inks": "Whitney Ellsworth", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "non-fiction; crime", "first_line": "Most American cities today are policed by radio-cars...", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "advertisement", "title": "", "feature": "Spencer Fireworks", "sequence_number": 5, "page_count": "0.050", "script": "?", "pencils": "?", "inks": "?", "colors": "?", "letters": "?, typeset", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "promo (ad from the publisher)", "title": "", "feature": "", "sequence_number": 6, "page_count": "0.100", "script": "?", "pencils": "None", "inks": "None", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "Our advertisers offer dandy free books", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "advertisement", "title": "Free Mail Coupon for Big Train Book in Full Colors", "feature": "American Flyer Trains", "sequence_number": 7, "page_count": "0.180", "script": "?", "pencils": "?", "inks": "?", "colors": "?", "letters": "typeset", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "The Nick Orsatti Case, Part 1", "feature": "Larry Steele", "sequence_number": 8, "page_count": "6.000", "script": "Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)", "pencils": "Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)", "inks": "Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "detective-mystery", "first_line": "A month has elapsed...", "characters": "Larry Steele; Laura Wilkes (introduction); James Wilkes (introduction); Nick Orsatti (introduction, villain)", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "Curse of the Indian Mummy", "feature": "Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise", "sequence_number": 9, "page_count": "6.000", "script": "?", "pencils": "Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén) (illustrated by)", "inks": "Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén) (illustrated by)", "colors": "None", "letters": "Sven Elven", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "adventure; detective-mystery", "first_line": "Cosmo accompanies his friend...", "characters": "Cosmo; Prof. Dean (introduction); a Hindu priest (introduction, villain, death)", "synopsis": "", "notes": "In a long and exhaustive article on Elvin (real name Herbert Swen Frederick Frykholm) published in Alter Ego #162 (January 2020), Michael D. Fraley states that Elvin lettered all the work he did for National.", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "The Blood of the Lotus [Part 2]", "feature": "Bruce Nelson", "sequence_number": 10, "page_count": "12.000", "script": "Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson", "pencils": "Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as TH)", "inks": "Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as TH)", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "adventure; detective-mystery", "first_line": "", "characters": "Bruce Nelson; Dr. Hong (introduction, villain, death); Slug Cully; the Lotus; Philip Pomeroy", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "text story", "title": "Green Death", "feature": "", "sequence_number": 11, "page_count": "6.000", "script": "Vin Sullivan (credited as Vincent Sullivan)", "pencils": "Creig Flessel", "inks": "Creig Flessel", "colors": "?", "letters": "typeset", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "", "characters": "Sir Burton Roberts; Jenkins (butler); Inspector King", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "Handcuff Hawkins", "feature": "", "sequence_number": 12, "page_count": "4.000", "script": "Russell Cole (credited as Alger)", "pencils": "Russell Cole (credited as Alger)", "inks": "Russell Cole (credited as Alger)", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "detective-mystery", "first_line": "", "characters": "Handcuff Hawkins", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "To Sink the Atlantis", "feature": "Spy", "sequence_number": 13, "page_count": "4.000", "script": "Jerry Siegel (credited as Jerome Siegel)", "pencils": "Joe Shuster (credited)", "inks": "Joe Shuster (credited)", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "adventure; spy", "first_line": "Room 2048...U.S. Spy Headquarters...", "characters": "Sally Norris; Bart Regan; an anarchist (villain, introduction)", "synopsis": "Bart and Sally are assigned to protect the steamship Atlantis. Sally pretends to be an anarchist in order to smoke the terrorist into the open.", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "Trail of Yellow", "feature": "Buck Marshall", "sequence_number": 14, "page_count": "6.000", "script": "Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming)", "pencils": "Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming)", "inks": "Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming)", "colors": "None", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "adventure; western-frontier", "first_line": "", "characters": "Buck Marshall; The Sheriff; Cross (introduction, villain)", "synopsis": "Buck Marshall, Range Detective", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "comic story", "title": "In the Ring", "feature": "Slam Bradley", "sequence_number": 15, "page_count": "12.780", "script": "Jerry Siegel (credited as Jerome Siegel)", "pencils": "Joe Shuster (credited)", "inks": "Joe Shuster (credited)", "colors": "?", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "adventure; detective-mystery", "first_line": "Say! You can sure toss a neat right!", "characters": "Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Snoop; Danny Blake (introduction, death); Nick Cardoni (introduction, villain); Manny O'Day (introduction, villain)", "synopsis": "Slam's new friend Danny dies in a boxing ring. Slam investigates Nick Cardoni for murder.", "notes": "story title from next issue blurb in previous issue", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "advertisement", "title": "", "feature": "Lionel Trains", "sequence_number": 16, "page_count": "0.220", "script": "?", "pencils": "?", "inks": "?", "colors": "?", "letters": "typeset", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "cartoon", "title": "George Barrett, Kentucky Killer", "feature": "The Law at Work", "sequence_number": 17, "page_count": "1.000", "script": "?", "pencils": "Creig Flessel", "inks": "Creig Flessel", "colors": "None", "letters": "?", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "non-fiction; crime", "first_line": "Barrett was born and brought up in the hills of Kentucky...", "characters": "George Barrett", "synopsis": "", "notes": "inside back cover", "keywords": "" }, { "type": "advertisement", "title": "", "feature": "Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog", "sequence_number": 18, "page_count": "1.000", "script": "?", "pencils": "?", "inks": "?", "colors": "?", "letters": "typeset", "editing": "None", "job_number": "", "genre": "", "first_line": "", "characters": "", "synopsis": "", "notes": "back cover", "keywords": "" } ], "cover": "https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/5/w400/5118.jpg" }
