Detective Comics #56

(October 1941)

Introducing the Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Whitney Ellsworth

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Indexer Notes

Bios of Robert Thorndyke; Ruth Perl; Gene Tunney; C. Bowie Millican; Josette Frank. DC establishes their own code to ensure nothing untoward appears in their comics.

The Stone Idol (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]; Mad Mack [villain].

Synopsis:

On vacation, Bruce and Dick come across a near deserted silver mining town, Ghost Gulch. Above the town is a mysterious stone idol that one day comes to life, and Batman & Robin must get to the bottom of this mystery.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-16-09.

[Jules Vortez] (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Moore (signed)

Inks:

Ed Moore (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan

The Reluctant Dragon (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Josette Frank (signed)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

The book "Who Rides in the Dark" by Stephen W. Meader, and "The Reluctant Dragon" are examined.

[Muscles Moran] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Roy Paul

Inks:

Roy Paul

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Crimson Avenger (in costume with cape, Lee Travis); Wing; Muscles Moran [villain].

none (Table of Contents)

Laffs / 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

none (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Cliff Young (signed)

Inks:

Cliff Young (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Larry Steele

none (Table of Contents)

For Fun / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray McGill (signed)

Pencils:

Ray McGill (signed)

Inks:

Ray McGill (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ray McGill

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 3-16-09.

The Death from the Honeybee (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

[The Lightning Killer] (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.

Beautiful Friendship (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Hilton (signed)

Pencils:

Cliff Young

Inks:

Cliff Young

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[Who Killed Serge Kamroff?] (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

[The Practical Joker] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Sherman (signed)

Inks:

Howard Sherman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.