(January 2001)

DC, 2001 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
3.95 USD; 6.25 CAD
Pages
68
On-sale Date
2000-11-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC Comics Millennium Editions
Barcode
761941224398 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Adam Philips (credited) (editor - collected edition); Nick Napolitano (credited as Nick J. Napolitano) (associate editor - collected edition); Vin Sullivan (credited) (editor - original series); Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (editor - original series); Whitney Ellsworth (associate editor - original series)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

"Special Thanks to Diamond International Galleries for source material."

Editing credits for Whitney Ellsworth and Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson are from the GCD index of the original Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #1, and do not appear in this issue.
This issue has variants:

DC Unveils the First Comic Dedicated to a Single Theme (Table of Contents)

Bruce Nelson / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Vin Sullivan (credited)
Inks
Vin Sullivan (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Genre
detective-mystery; adventure
Characters
Sen Yoi
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The original price has been deleted from the cover reproduction.

Detective Comics #1 Pulp Fiction Comes to Comics (Table of Contents: 1)

Remembering the Millennium / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Les Daniels (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

An overview of the contents of this issue and the characters, stories, and credits. Appears on insides of front and back covers.

The River Patrol (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Creig Flessel
Pencils
Creig Flessel
Inks
Creig Flessel (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Cyril "Speed" Saunders (introduction); Mr. Moran (introduction); Cap'n Scum (introduction, villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Previously credited to E.C. Stoner, based on information Jerry Bails received from Stoner's widow. Ken Quattro in his book Invisible Men, (IDW 2020) however cites earlier interviews with Stoner himself wherein he states that his first comics work was for the Chesler shop in 1939. Quattro credits this story to Creig Flessel, reversing his previous opinion from Alter Ego #118 (July 2013). Stoner is given printed credit for script and pencils in this issue.

[The Rhangwa Pearls] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson ?
Pencils
Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén)
Inks
Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén)
Colors
?
Letters
Sven Elven ?

Genre
detective-mystery; adventure
Characters
Cosmo, The Phantom of Disguise (introduction); Captain Burke (introduction); Gregory Billingwater (introduction); Taro (introduction, villain)
Reprints
Keywords
Rhangwa Pearls

Indexer Notes

This issue credits the script to Sven Elven, but Bails does not list Elven as the writer of any stories.

[The Peruvian Mine Murders, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Creig Flessel
Inks
Creig Flessel (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Bret Lawton (introduction); Tim Morgan (introduction); Spider Malone (introduction, villain)
Reprints
Keywords
Peru

Indexer Notes

Story in black and white, and continued in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #2. Flessel is credited in this issue with inks only, while script and pencils are credited to "unknown."

The Claws of the Red Dragon (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (credited as Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson)
Pencils
Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as Tom Hickey)
Inks
Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as Tom Hickey)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery; adventure
Characters
Bruce Nelson (introduction); Erick von Holtzendorff (introduction); Sigrid von Holtzendorf (introduction); Sen Yoi (introduction, villain); unnamed Chinese (villains, introduction for all)
Reprints
Keywords
San Francisco

Indexer Notes

Story continued in Detective Comics (1937 series) #2.

[The Gotlotz Jewels] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Bill Patrick (credited) (signed as Bill Patrick)
Pencils
Bill Patrick (credited) (signed as Bill Patrick)
Inks
Bill Patrick (credited) (signed as Bill Patrick)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Patrick

Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Characters
Gumshoe Gus (introduction)
Reprints

[The Balinoff Case, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 7)

Spy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel (credited as Jerome Siegel)
Pencils
Joe Shuster (credited)
Inks
Joe Shuster (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; detective-mystery; spy
Characters
Bart Regan (introduction, origin); Sally Norris (introduction); Olga Balinoff (introduction, villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continued in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #2.

[The Gotrox Pearls] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Pencils
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Inks
Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
Colors
?
Letters
Russell Cole

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Eagle-Eyed Jake (introduction); Mrs. Gotrox (introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Entire script written in rhyme.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Silly Sleuths / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Fred Schwab (credited)
Pencils
Fred Schwab (credited)
Inks
Fred Schwab (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Schwab

Genre
humor
Characters
Gus; Inspector Schmaltz; Reilly
Reprints

[The Bar S Rustlers] (Table of Contents: 10)

Buck Marshall / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Homer Fleming (credited)
Pencils
Homer Fleming (credited)
Inks
Homer Fleming (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery; adventure; western-frontier
Characters
Buck Marshall (introduction); Sanders (introduction, villain)
Reprints
Keywords
Bar S Ranch

Indexer Notes

Story in black and white.

[The Streets of Chinatown] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Jerry Siegel (credited as Jerome Siegel)
Pencils
Joe Shuster (credited)
Inks
Joe Shuster (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Slam Bradley (introduction); Shorty Morgan (introduction); Rita Carlisle (introduction); Sergeant Kelly; Captain Frawley; Fui Onyui (introduction, villain)
Reprints

[Shazam! Power of Hope] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel / Shazam! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Smuggler's Run] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. DC Unveils the First Comic Dedicated to a Single Theme
    Bruce Nelson
  2. 1. Detective Comics #1 Pulp Fiction Comes to Comics
    Remembering the Millennium
  3. 2. The River Patrol
    Speed Saunders
  4. 3. [The Rhangwa Pearls]
    Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise
  5. 4. [The Peruvian Mine Murders, Part 1]
    Bret Lawton
  6. 5. The Claws of the Red Dragon
    Bruce Nelson
  7. 6. [The Gotlotz Jewels]
    Gumshoe Gus
  8. 7. [The Balinoff Case, Part 1]
    Spy
  9. 8. [The Gotrox Pearls]
    Eagle-Eyed Jake
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Silly Sleuths
  11. 10. [The Bar S Rustlers]
    Buck Marshall
  12. 11. [The Streets of Chinatown]
    Slam Bradley
  13. 12. [Shazam! Power of Hope]
    Captain Marvel / Shazam!
  14. 13. [Smuggler's Run]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dan Kocher
  • Martin Olsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Andrew S. Troth
  • Jim Van Dore