(January 1939)

DC, 1936 Series
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Volume
[4]
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1938-12-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Editing
Vin Sullivan (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 405352. Volume number not recorded in the actual comic itself.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Creig Flessel
Inks
Creig Flessel
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Santa Claus; striking elves
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["Something worth writing about - eh Buddy?] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Masked Ranger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Chambers (signed)
Pencils
Jim Chambers (signed)
Inks
Jim Chambers (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Once again the Masked Ranger and Pedro are on the trail...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Masked Ranger; Pedro; Dave; Steve Delaney; Higey
Synopsis
The Masked Ranger rescues a young man from a lynch mob.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Salty Sam / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Fred Schwab (signed)
Pencils
Fred Schwab (signed)
Inks
Fred Schwab (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heck - the propeller dropped off...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Model Airplane News / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Johnnie Law / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely (signed)
Inks
Bill Ely (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Johnnie- What's new?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Johnnie Law; Bozo Brogan
Synopsis
Johnnie tracks a parolee into an abandoned sewer and discovers a diamond smuggling operation.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Radio Squad / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils
Joe Shuster (signed)
Inks
Joe Shuster (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
As Jenkins, the Perry butler, is carrying some jewelry to the safe...
Genre
detective-mystery; crime
Characters
Sandy Kean; Larry Trent
Synopsis
A mysterious creature robs houses and murders people, with tooth and claw. And to top it off, it can be in two places at once.

Fun on Wheels (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Dean
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure
Reprints

Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, etc. (Table of Contents: 8)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Jack Liebowitz (credited as J. S. Liebowitz)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Published monthly in St. Louis, Missouri
by Detective Comics Inc. 480 Lexington Ave, NY NY
Editor Vin Sullivan, Business Manager J. S. Liebowitz
Owner: Harry Donenfeld 110 Riverside Drive New York, NY.

Crime in the Crystal (Table of Contents: 9)

Detective Sergeant Carey / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Donohoe (signed)
Pencils
Joe Donohoe (signed)
Inks
Joe Donohoe (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Sergeant Carey; Sleepy Smith; Prof Phenoz; Jim Murphy; Captain Dart
Synopsis
Servants are killing and robbing their masters and then going mad. Is the Indian mystic Prof Phenoz behind it?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Butch the Pup / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Schwab
Pencils
Fred Schwab
Inks
Fred Schwab
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say -- Whut'sa matter, Buddy?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Red Logan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Winiarski
Inks
Ed Winiarski
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Red Logan -- correspondent of the 'Times Courier' -- while attempting to reach...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Red Logan; Ivan; Jonas Golden
Synopsis
Red escapes from a firing squad in Boronia.

Learn to Ice Skate (Table of Contents: 12)

Ginger Snap / comic story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Kane
Pencils
Bob Kane
Inks
Bob Kane
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children

Special Christmas Offer (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Red Coat Patrol / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Hampton
Pencils
John Hampton
Inks
John Hampton
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Constable O'Malley, from this day on you are one of us...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Red Coat Patrol (first appearance); Constable O'Malley; Frenchy LaRue; Jock; Blackhawk
Synopsis
For his first case with the Mounted Police, O'Malley is ordered up to Hudson Bay to find the renegade half-breed Frenchy LaRue, who is wanted for murder.

The Spanish Armada (Table of Contents: 15)

The Magic Crystal of History / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Homer Fleming
Inks
Homer Fleming
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; adventure; historical

[Will Rogers, Buck, Bob Burns, Martha Raye] (Table of Contents: 16)

Peekin at Pictures / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; biography

Haiti Honors U. S. Constitution; World Fair Stamps; Expectations (Table of Contents: 17)

The Fun Stamp Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Gary Hawkes / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Jenney (signed)
Inks
Bob Jenney (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
One morning Gary read that a movie company was on location...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Gary Hawkes; Pete Barns; Gregory
Synopsis
Stunt pilots are getting killed right and left on a new movie, so Gary goes undercover to investigate.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Lieut. Bob Neal of Sub 662 / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Hersch (signed)
Pencils
Rusty Lehman (signed)
Inks
Rusty Lehman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
While the 662 is stationed off San Francisco...
Genre
war
Characters
Bob Neal; Pat Grant; Admiral Grant; Tubby Potts
Synopsis
Bob is assigned to ship gold to China.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Wing Brady / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Hickey (signed)
Inks
Tom Hickey (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wing Brady and Rene LeMaire trailed Adjutant Pytlak...
Genre
adventure; military
Characters
Wing Brady; Rene LeMaire; Pytlak; Fernandez; Van Blarcom
Synopsis
Pytlak and Fernandez fight to the death. Meanwhile, the troop is mobilized. And Van Blarcom calls Brady out into the alley for a fist fight.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

The Buccaneer / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bernard Baily (signed)
Pencils
Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks
Bernard Baily (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Synopsis - Managing to escape from the Governor of Billsburgh's prison...
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Dennis Stone; Captain Klaugh; Kaboz; Daneo; Regina
Synopsis
When Dennis is injured in a duel with Captain Kalugh, Daneo kidnaps Regina, daughter of the governor to be his nurse.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Some Fun! / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I hear tell there's buffalo in these here parts, pardner!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["Something worth writing about - eh Buddy?]
  3. 2. ["Once again the Masked Ranger and Pedro are on the trail..."]
    The Masked Ranger
  4. 3. ["Heck - the propeller dropped off..."]
    Salty Sam
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Model Airplane News
  6. 5. ["Hi, Johnnie- What's new?"]
    Johnnie Law
  7. 6. ["As Jenkins, the Perry butler, is carrying some jewelry to the safe..."]
    Radio Squad
  8. 7. Fun on Wheels
  9. 8. Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, etc.
  10. 9. Crime in the Crystal
    Detective Sergeant Carey
  11. 10. ["Say -- Whut'sa matter, Buddy?"]
    Butch the Pup
  12. 11. ["Red Logan -- correspondent of the 'Times Courier' -- while attempting to reach..."]
    Red Logan
  13. 12. Learn to Ice Skate
    Ginger Snap
  14. 13. Special Christmas Offer
  15. 14. ["Constable O'Malley, from this day on you are one of us..."]
    Red Coat Patrol
  16. 15. The Spanish Armada
    The Magic Crystal of History
  17. 16. [Will Rogers, Buck, Bob Burns, Martha Raye]
    Peekin at Pictures
  18. 17. Haiti Honors U. S. Constitution; World Fair Stamps; Expectations
    The Fun Stamp Club
  19. 18. ["One morning Gary read that a movie company was on location..."]
    Gary Hawkes
  20. 19. ["While the 662 is stationed off San Francisco..."]
    Lieut. Bob Neal of Sub 662
  21. 20. ["Wing Brady and Rene LeMaire trailed Adjutant Pytlak..."]
    Wing Brady
  22. 21. ["Synopsis - Managing to escape from the Governor of Billsburgh's prison..."]
    The Buccaneer
  23. 22. ["I hear tell there's buffalo in these here parts, pardner!"]
    Some Fun!
  24. 23. ["The following are the winners of the Feature Contest..."]
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co.
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