(September 1940)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Detective Comics, Inc.
Brand:
A DC Publication
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; Ongoing series

none (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks:
Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman; Robin.
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The Case of the City of Terror (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks:
Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (also backgrounds); George Roussos (backgrounds)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ryder; Carter; Mayor Harliss Greer [villain; "Bugs" Norton [villain]; Blackie [villain].
Synopsis:
Bruce and Dick head out on a cross-country vacation to get away from crime, but when they arrive in a small town, they discover that a new Mayor has ties to organized crime, and has established gambling dens and other rackets in town, all protected by Police officer's on the take.
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Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-22-09.


none (Table of Contents)

Silly Situations / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Hal Sherman (signed)
Inks:
Hal Sherman (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
gags

[Hlak Sisto] (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Ed Moore
Inks:
Ed Moore
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Bart Regan; Hlak Sisto [villain].

[The Archer Kidnapping Case] (Table of Contents)

Red Logan, Ace Reporter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)
Inks:
Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Red Logan
Synopsis:
Red quits his job and goes undercover.

Theft in the Abbey (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Frank Cooper (signed)
Pencils:
? (signed as Kenny)
Inks:
? (signed as Kenny)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
crime

none (Table of Contents)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Lehti (signed)
Pencils:
Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks:
Jack Lehti (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Hop Yin (villain).

none (Table of Contents)

Monthly Book Review / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact

none (Table of Contents)

Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox?
Pencils:
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks:
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fred Guardineer

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
Speed Saunders

[Jonas Henkel] (Table of Contents)

Larry Steele, Private Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ken Ernst (signed)
Inks:
Ken Ernst (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
Larry Steele; Dr. Evans; Jonas Henkel [villain].

[Along the Congo] (Table of Contents)

Young America's Hero, Cliff Crosby / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)
Pencils:
Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)
Inks:
Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Chad Grothkopf

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Cliff Crosby; The Skull [villain].

[The Winters Brothers] (Table of Contents)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Howard Sherman (signed)
Inks:
Howard Sherman (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Howard Sherman

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Jessica Mason; Gerard Winters; Gregor Winters.

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Case of the City of Terror
    Batman
  2. 2. none
    Silly Situations
  3. 3. [Hlak Sisto]
    Spy
  4. 4. [The Archer Kidnapping Case]
    Red Logan, Ace Reporter
  5. 5. Theft in the Abbey
  6. 6. none
    The Crimson Avenger
  7. 7. none
    Monthly Book Review
  8. 8. none
    Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator
  9. 9. [Jonas Henkel]
    Larry Steele, Private Detective
  10. 10. [Along the Congo]
    Young America's Hero, Cliff Crosby
  11. 11. [The Winters Brothers]
    Slam Bradley
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  • Chris Launder
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