Detective Comics #50

(April 1941)

The Case of the Three Devils (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (also backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Officer Riley; Frankie the Fence [villain]; Mike [villain]; Trigger [villain]; Joe [villain]; Three Devils [villains, all D].

Synopsis:

When the Caped Crusaders run into some very athletic jewels thieves, they realize that a fence for the stolen goods is the best way to track them down.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([June] 1990)

Indexer Notes

Batman and Robin use rocket-powered roller skates in the story. The book that Robin tosses at a crook in panel 5 on page 7, titled "Crime Does Not Pay!" is by "Robinson Roussos"! Some info, notes and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-28-09.

none (Table of Contents)

Take My Word / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[The Phoney Glasses] (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Moore (signed)

Inks:

Ed Moore (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan

none (Table of Contents)

True-isms / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

[The Destitute Ranchers and the Dying Cattle] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks:

Charles Paris?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Charles Paris?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing.

none (Table of Contents)

It's a Fact / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

The Case of the Dark Horse (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Cliff Young

Inks:

Cliff Young

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Larry Steele

[The Spying Goldfish] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Winiarski [signed as Fran Miller]

Inks:

Ed Winiarski [signed as Fran Miller]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Speed Saunders

Cheating Death (Table of Contents)

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; Kay Nevers; Leon Lonigan [villain].

Safe at Home (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edgar Wilton (signed)

Pencils:

Cliff Young [signed as Cliff]

Inks:

Cliff Young [signed as Cliff]

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

none (Table of Contents)

Steve Malone, District Attorney / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Don Lynch

Inks:

Don Lynch

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Steve Malone

[Arla Thomas] (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:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Arla Thomas.