Detective Comics #41

(July 1940)

[The Masked Menace of the Boys' School] (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks:

Bob Kane (signed); Jerry Robinson (backgrounds)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jerry Robinson

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ted Spencer; Principal Blake [D]; Mr. Greer; Mr. Hodge; Mr. Graves (villain).

Synopsis:

The kidnapping of a youngster from a fashionable school for boys and the murder of its superintendent, leads the Batman to use Dick Grayson as a "new student" to get a lead in the case.

Reprints:

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([June] 1990)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990).

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-18-09.

none (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Maurice Kashuba (signed)

Inks:

Maurice Kashuba (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan; Norman Novaney (villain).

[Bugsie Goran] (Table of Contents)

Red Logan / 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:

adventure

Characters:

Red Logan; Ivan; Bugsie Goran (villain).

[Wanted For Murder] (Table of Contents)

The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Mac.

The Railroad Mystery (Table of Contents)

Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox?

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Inks:

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fred Guardineer

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Speed Saunders

Theft at the Fair (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox (signed)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Indexer Notes

Continued from Detective #40.

[The Incan Murder] (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; Atala Desta; Soames.

none (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; Inspector Doyle; Dr. Ellis.

[The Heiress] (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:

Howard Sherman

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Lucille Danvers; Mr. Clayton.