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8 |
8 |
| Volume |
1 |
1 |
| No Volume |
No |
No |
| Volume Not Printed |
False |
False |
| Display Volume With Number |
No |
No |
| Indicia Publisher |
Detective Comics Inc. |
Detective Comics Inc. |
| Indicia Publisher Not Printed |
Printed |
Printed |
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| No Brand |
Yes |
Yes |
| Publication Date |
October 1937 |
October 1937 |
| Year On Sale |
None |
None |
| Month On Sale |
None |
None |
| Day On Sale |
None |
None |
| On Sale Date Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Key Date |
1937-10-00 |
1937-10-00 |
| Indicia Frequency |
monthly |
monthly |
| No Indicia Frequency |
No |
No |
| Price |
0.10 USD |
0.10 USD |
| Page Count |
68 |
68 (note: total sum of story page counts is 64) |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Editing |
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; Vincent Sullivan (associate); Whitney Ellsworth (Associate) |
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; Vincent Sullivan (associate); Whitney Ellsworth (Associate) |
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| Indicia Printer |
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| No Indicia Printer |
No |
No |
| Barcode |
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| No Barcode |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rating |
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| No Rating |
False |
False |
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| 0. no title (Bruce Nelson) cover, 1p |
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cover |
cover |
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Bruce Nelson |
Bruce Nelson |
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1 |
1 |
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No |
No |
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| No Script |
X |
X |
| Pencils |
Creig Flessel |
Creig Flessel |
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Creig Flessel |
Creig Flessel |
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Lu Gong ? |
Lu Gong ? |
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An Oriental man is inspecting jewels. |
An Oriental man is inspecting jewels. |
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Character previously listed as Lu Chung, but this does not match the character listed in the story sequence. |
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| 1. The River Patrol (Speed Saunders) comic story, 6p |
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The River Patrol |
The River Patrol |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Speed Saunders |
Speed Saunders |
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detective |
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6 |
6 |
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Gardner Fox |
Gardner Fox |
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Creig Flessel |
Creig Flessel |
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Creig Flessel |
Creig Flessel |
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? |
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Fred Dunn (introduction); the Skipper (introduction) |
Fred Dunn (introduction); the Skipper (introduction) |
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| 2. [Mystery of the Wholesale Kidnappings: Part 4] (Larry Steele) comic story, 6p |
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Mystery of the Wholesale Kidnappings: Part 4 |
Mystery of the Wholesale Kidnappings: Part 4 |
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Yes |
Yes |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Larry Steele |
Larry Steele |
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detective |
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6 |
6 |
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No |
No |
| Script |
Will Ely |
Will Ely |
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Will Ely |
Will Ely |
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Will Ely |
Will Ely |
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? |
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X |
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Squinty (villain); Dutch; Dr. Sargoff (introduction); Sonia Sargoff (introduction, his wife) |
Squinty (villain); Dutch; Dr. Sargoff (introduction); Sonia Sargoff (introduction, his wife) |
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| 3. [The Disappearance of Carl Huntley] (Cosmo) comic story, 6p |
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The Disappearance of Carl Huntley |
The Disappearance of Carl Huntley |
| Unofficial Title? |
Yes |
Yes |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Cosmo |
Cosmo |
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6 |
6 |
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No |
No |
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? |
? |
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Sven Elven |
Sven Elven |
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Sven Elven |
Sven Elven |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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X |
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Carl Huntley (introduction) |
Carl Huntley (introduction) |
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| 4. The Claws of the Red Dragon [Part 8] (Bruce Nelson) comic story, 12p |
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The Claws of the Red Dragon [Part 8] |
The Claws of the Red Dragon [Part 8] |
| Unofficial Title? |
No |
No |
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comic story |
comic story |
| Feature |
Bruce Nelson |
Bruce Nelson |
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| Genre |
detective |
detective-mystery |
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| Page Count |
12 |
12 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
Tom Hickey |
Tom Hickey |
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Tom Hickey |
Tom Hickey |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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| No Editing |
X |
X |
| Characters |
Lu Gong (villain); Chin Lung (villain) |
Lu Gong (villain); Chin Lung (villain) |
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conclusion of serial |
conclusion of serial |
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| 5. The Laughing Mummy (no feature) text story, 6p |
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The Laughing Mummy |
The Laughing Mummy |
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No |
No |
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text story |
text story |
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6 |
6 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
Gardner Fox [as Paul Dean] |
Gardner Fox [as Paul Dean] |
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Creig Flessel |
Creig Flessel |
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Creig Flessel |
Creig Flessel |
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? |
? |
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typeset |
typeset |
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X |
X |
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| 6. no title (Bloodhound Brown) filler, 4p |
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No |
No |
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filler |
filler |
| Feature |
Bloodhound Brown |
Bloodhound Brown |
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| Genre |
humor |
humor |
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4 |
4 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
Russell Cole [as Alger] |
Russell Cole [as Alger] |
| No Script |
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Russell Cole [as Alger] |
Russell Cole [as Alger] |
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Russell Cole [as Alger] |
Russell Cole [as Alger] |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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X |
X |
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| 7. [The Phony Pierre Blanc] (Spy) comic story, 4p |
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The Phony Pierre Blanc |
The Phony Pierre Blanc |
| Unofficial Title? |
Yes |
Yes |
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comic story |
comic story |
| Feature |
Spy |
Spy |
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| Genre |
adventure |
adventure |
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| Page Count |
4 |
4 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
Jerry Siegel |
Jerry Siegel |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
Joe Shuster |
Joe Shuster |
| No Pencils |
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| Inks |
Joe Shuster |
Joe Shuster |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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X |
X |
| Characters |
Pierre Blanc (introduction); a killer (introduction, villain) |
Pierre Blanc (introduction); a killer (introduction, villain) |
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| 8. Lucky Hunch (Buck Marshall) comic story, 6p |
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| Sequence Number |
8 |
8 |
| Title |
Lucky Hunch |
Lucky Hunch |
| Unofficial Title? |
No |
No |
| First Line |
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comic story |
comic story |
| Feature |
Buck Marshall |
Buck Marshall |
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| Page Count |
6 |
6 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
Homer Fleming |
Homer Fleming |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
Homer Fleming |
Homer Fleming |
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Homer Fleming |
Homer Fleming |
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X |
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? |
? |
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X |
X |
| Characters |
Morgen (introduction, villain) |
Morgen (introduction, villain) |
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story in black and white |
story in black and white |
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| 9. The Hillbillies (Slam Bradley) comic story, 13p |
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The Hillbillies |
The Hillbillies |
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No |
No |
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comic story |
comic story |
| Feature |
Slam Bradley |
Slam Bradley |
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| Genre |
detective |
detective-mystery |
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| Page Count |
13 |
13 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
Jerry Siegel |
Jerry Siegel |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
Joe Shuster |
Joe Shuster |
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| Inks |
Joe Shuster |
Joe Shuster |
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| Colors |
? |
? |
| No Colors |
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| Letters |
? |
? |
| No Letters |
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X |
X |
| Characters |
Zeke (introduction, villain); Lem (introduction, villain); Lucy-Belle Willis (introduction); the Willises (introduction); the Tollivers (introduction) |
Zeke (introduction, villain); Lem (introduction, villain); Lucy-Belle Willis (introduction); the Willises (introduction); the Tollivers (introduction) |
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| Notes |
title from last issue blurb |
title from last issue blurb |
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