Detective Comics
#56
(October 1941)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-08-19
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Detective Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
A DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (assistant editor, uncredited); Mort Weisinger (assistant editor, uncredited)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Batman with Robin / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 ([July] 1991) - in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([December] 2007)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015 [January 2016])
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([April] 2017)
-
- Keywords
- automatic pistols; clubs; fire escapes
Introducing the Editorial Advisory Board
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Whitney Ellsworth
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- biography
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. 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!
Batman with Robin / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- George Roussos
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ghost Gulch Mayor; Mad Mack (villain, death); The Iron Idol (villain, circus strongman)
- 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 and Robin must get to the bottom of this mystery.
- Reprints
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #2 ([July] 1991)
- in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([December] 2007)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015 [January 2016])
- in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([April] 2017)
-
- Keywords
- Ghost Gulch
[Who Rides in the Dark? and The Reluctant Dragon]
Good Books and Movies / text article / 1 page
Indexer Notes
The book "Who Rides in the Dark" by Stephen W. Meader, and "The Reluctant Dragon" are examined.
[Muscles Moran]
The Crimson Avenger / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis] (in costume with cape); Wing; Muscles Moran (villain)
[no title indexed]
Laffs / cartoon / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wotta tip!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
3 gags.
[no title indexed]
Larry Steele, Private Detective / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Cliff Young (signed)
- Inks
- Cliff Young (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Night... In the salon of Pierre Farnee...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Larry Steele
The Death from the Honeybee
Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ed Winiarski (signed)
- Inks
- Ed Winiarski (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Speed Saunders
[no title indexed]
For Fun / cartoon / 0.67 page
- Script
- Ray McGill (signed)
- Pencils
- Ray McGill (signed)
- Inks
- Ray McGill (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ray McGill
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My pop is a very smart man...
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
6 gags. Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.
[The Lightning Killer]
Cliff Crosby / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Cliff Crosby; Kay Nevers
Beautiful Friendship
text story / 1.67 pages
- Script
- John Hilton (credited)
- Pencils
- Cliff Young
- Inks
- Cliff Young
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
[Who Killed Serge Kamroff?]
Steve Malone, District Attorney / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Steve Malone
[The Practical Joker]
Slam Bradley / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Howard Sherman (signed)
- Inks
- Howard Sherman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
[no title indexed]
Johnson Smith & Company / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Batman with Robin -
1.
Introducing the Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
The Stone Idol!
Batman with Robin -
3.
[Jules Vortez]
Spy -
4.
[Who Rides in the Dark? and The Reluctant Dragon]
Good Books and Movies -
5.
[Muscles Moran]
The Crimson Avenger -
6.
["Wotta tip!"]
Laffs -
7.
Another Hit
Batman -
8.
Energy to Perform
Baby Ruth -
9.
["Night... In the salon of Pierre Farnee..."]
Larry Steele, Private Detective -
10.
The Death from the Honeybee
Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator -
11.
Two-Fisted Action!
Starman; Adventure Comics -
12.
New! Sensational!
Star Spangled Comics -
13.
["My pop is a very smart man..."]
For Fun -
14.
[no title indexed]
-
15.
[The Lightning Killer]
Cliff Crosby -
16.
Beautiful Friendship
-
17.
[no title indexed]
-
18.
[Who Killed Serge Kamroff?]
Steve Malone, District Attorney -
19.
[The Practical Joker]
Slam Bradley -
20.
Action! Thrills! Adventure!
-
21.
[no title indexed]
Johnson Smith & Company -
22.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Matthew Peets
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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