Detective Comics #1

(March 1937)

The River Patrol (Table of Contents)

Speed Saunders / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. C. Stoner

Pencils:

E. C. Stoner

Inks:

Creig Flessel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Cyril "Speed" Saunders (introduction); Mr. Moran (introduction); Hen Velsor (a bayman); Joe Plum (Velsor's partner); Lu; Jake; Cap'n Scum (villain, introduction); Luke (villain)

Synopsis:

Speed investigates the murder of several Chinamen along the wharf area and uncovers a human smuggling operation.

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Indexer Notes

Scripter and penciller credits verified by Millennium Edition: Detective Comics #1 (2000 series) #nn. Correct story title, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2009-6-27.

[The Rhangwa Pearls] (Table of Contents)

Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sven Elven (signed)

Pencils:

Sven Elven (signed)

Inks:

Sven Elven (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sven Elven ?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Cosmo, The Phantom of Disguise (introduction); Captain Burke (introduction); Gregory Dillingwater (introduction); Buckley (Dillingwater's butler); un-named Inspector; Taro [also as un-named Policeman and butler Buckley] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

A millionaire that has just bought the fabulously valuable Rhanggwa Pearls receives a letter from someone threatening to steal them.

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• in Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 (DC, 2001 series) #[nn] (January 2001)

Indexer Notes

Scripter credit from Millennium Edition: Detective Comics #1 (2000 series) #nn. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2012-6-17.

[The Peruvian Mine Murders: Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Bret Lawton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

Creig Flessel

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Bret Lawton (introduction); Tim Morgan (introduction, mine owner); Jan (hotel manager); Fred Collins (Chief Engineer of Morgan's mines); Spider Malone (villain, introduction); un-named Incan priest (villain)

Synopsis:

Confronted by a series of murders, Bret forages into the Peruvian jungles to ascertain why a hole appears in each victim's throat, but they were not shot!

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Indexer Notes

Story printed in black and white.

The Claws of the Red Dragon (Table of Contents)

Bruce Nelson / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (signed)

Pencils:

Tom Hickey (signed)

Inks:

Tom Hickey (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Bruce Nelson (introduction); Erick von Holtzendorff (introduction); Sigrid von Holtzendorf (introduction); Sen Yoi (I, villain); un-named Chinese (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis:

Venturing into downtown San Francisco, Bruce finds it odd to see a Chinese restaurant among the buildings, and no one to wait upon him when he enters desiring a meal. Stranger still, another couple enters and is served anything they desire. When he decides to stick around and see what develops, he and the couple are suddenly grabbed and blindfolded!

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Indexer Notes

Story continued next issue.

[The Gotlotz Jewels] (Table of Contents)

Gumshoe Gus / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Patrick (signed)

Pencils:

Bill Patrick (signed)

Inks:

Bill Patrick (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Patrick

Content Information

Genre:

humor; detective-mystery

Characters:

Gumshoe Gus (introduction); un-named Police Commissioner; Mrs. Gotlotz; Reeves (butler)

Synopsis:

Gus is sent to a rich woman's home to watch over her pearls during a party and nabs a man he sees pocketing them. Unfortunately for Gus, it is the Chief!

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Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2009-6-27.

[The Balinoff Case: Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Bart Regan, Spy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel [as Jerome Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan [also as Captain Markham] (introduction, origin); un-named Federal Government Chief (introduction); Sally Norris (introduction, Bart's fiancee); Olga Balinoff (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Bart is called on to volunteer for a secret spy case, but in doing so, he must forgo his own personal agenda, including his marriage to fiance Sally.

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Indexer Notes

Continued in the next issue.

[The Gotrox Pearls] (Table of Contents)

Eagle-Eyed Jake / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Russell Cole [as Alger] (signed)

Pencils:

Russell Cole [as Alger] (signed)

Inks:

Russell Cole [as Alger] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Russell Cole

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Eagle-Eyed Jake (introduction); Mrs. Gotrox (introduction); un-named Maid; Hammock Jones (detective); Hortense

Synopsis:

Jake is called in to solve the theft of some pearls, and promptly discovers that there were no pearls in the first place!

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Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2009-6-27.

none (Table of Contents)

Silly Sleuths / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Schwab

Pencils:

Fred Schwab

Inks:

Fred Schwab

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fred Schwab

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Gus; Inspector Schmaltz; Reilly

Synopsis:

Series of four 1 panel detective-related gag cartoons.

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Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2009-6-27.

[The Bar S Rustlers] (Table of Contents)

Buck Marshall, Range Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Homer Fleming (signed)

Pencils:

Homer Fleming (signed)

Inks:

Homer Fleming (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Buck Marshall [posing as Sam Wilson] (introduction); un-named Sheriff; Volk; Jackson; Rawhide; Slick; Sanders (villain, introduction, owner of the Bar 8 Ranch)

Synopsis:

Buck is called in to discover the truth behind some rustling charges between two cattle ranchers that have had hard feelings for each other since a land deal went bad.

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Indexer Notes

Story printed in black and white. The Bar 8 Ranch is interchangable called the Bar S Ranch throughout the story.

[The Streets of Chinatown] (Table of Contents)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel [as Jerome Siegel] (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Slam Bradley (introduction); Shorty Morgan (introduction); Sergeant Kelly; Captain Frawley; Rita Carlisle (introduction, daughter of the Carlisle chain-store owner); Mimi (Rita's dog); Fui Onyui (villain, introduction); un-named antique store owner (villain, death)

Synopsis:

The daughter of a chain-store magnate wants to hire Slam to guard her valuable poodle, and when he turns it down, Shorty volunteers.

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• in Action Comics (DC, 1937 series) #1 (1937) [remaindered]
• in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) #[nn] (1990)
• in Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 (DC, 2001 series) #[nn] (January 2001)