Detective Comics #54

(August 1941)

Hook Morgan and his River Pirates (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Jerry Robinson; George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

George Roussos

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Mr. Sale; Hook Morgan [villain]; Mr. Conroy [villain].

Synopsis:

When Linda is told that harbor pirates have absconded with special cloth she had ordered, and Bruce notices that cloth is the window of a store, the Batman takes over to to get to the bottom of the mystery, nearly losing his life in the process.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 (1991)

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-15-09.

none (Table of Contents)

It's a Fact / filler / 1 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

[Protecting the Panama Canal] (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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Good Movies and Books / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank (signed)

Pencils:

Cliff Young

Inks:

Cliff Young

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

[Robbery at the Bursar's Office] (Table of Contents)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

Charles Paris

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Crimson Avenger (in costume, no cape, Lee Travis); Wing.

Indexer Notes

Costume change. 1st issue the Crimson doesn't have a cape.

none (Table of Contents)

Oddities / filler / 1 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

none (Table of Contents)

Famous American Words / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred Ray (signed as FRay)

Inks:

Fred Ray (signed as FRay)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

The Case of the Bitter Almonds (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

none (Table of Contents)

In the News / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Murder in the Skies (Table of Contents)

Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator / 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:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Speed Saunders

[Who Killed Major Morley?] (Table of Contents)

Cliff Crosby / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Chad Grothkopf

Pencils:

Chad Grothkopf

Inks:

Chad Grothkopf

Colors:

?

Letters:

Chad Grothkopf

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cliff Crosby; Kay Nevers.

Without Fear (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sidney Drew (signed)

Pencils:

Stan Kaye (signed as SK)

Inks:

Stan Kaye (signed as SK)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[Who Killed Holt?] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Don Lynch (signed)

Inks:

Don Lynch (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Steve Malone

Death Under the Big Top! (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.