- Script
- Robert Greenberger (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
An overview of the context of this issue and the character, and credits on inside of front and inside of back cover.
- Script
- Bill Finger (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (credited as Rob't Kane)
- Inks
- Bob Kane (credited as Rob't Kane)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bob Kane
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Bat-Man [Bruce Wayne] (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon (introduction); Mr. Lambert (introduction, death); Mel Lambert (introduction, Mr. Lambert's son, unnamed in this story); unnamed Police Sergeant (introduction); Steven Crane (introduction, death); Crane's butler (introduction); Paul Rogers (introduction); Alfred Stryker (villain, introduction, death); Jennings (villain, introduction, Stryker's assistant)
- Synopsis
- In his first case, the Bat-Man investigates the murder of a chemical tycoon, discovering that one of his partners murdered him to steal the secret contracts that would leave him as the sole owner of the Apex Chemical Corporation.
- Reprints
This is an exact reprint of the story as originally published, rather than the redrawn and censored version which appears in some prior reprint editions. The murder victim on page 2, panel 2 does have the knife jutting from his back.
- Script
- Charles Biro ?
- Pencils
- Charles Biro
- Inks
- Charles Biro
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good-night, boys - now don't forget your good deeds!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- John, Mildred and Frank are excused for orchestra reherseal.
- Characters
- Johnnie; John; Mildred; Frank
- Reprints
- Script
- Gardner Fox; Fred Guardineer (credited)
- Pencils
- Fred Guardineer (credited)
- Inks
- Fred Guardineer (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Fred Guardineer
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Speed Saunders; Tom (Trelawney's friend, death); Trelawney (death); Trelawney's maid; The Veiled Prophetress of the Killers of Kurdistan (villain); Killers of Kurdistan (villains, one dies)
- Synopsis
- Speed investigates the murder of two men, on one of which the killers left the symbol of a red crescent, the symbol of the Kurdistan Killers, a sect that both men belonged to but refused to kill for.
- Reprints
- Script
- Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming)
- Pencils
- Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming)
- Inks
- Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier; adventure
- Characters
- Buck Marshall; unnamed Sheriff; Matt Doyle (Box K Ranch worker); Jerry Kane (Box K Ranch owner, death); Pepper (Buck's horse); The Terror [Jack Stark] (villain)
- Synopsis
- Buck investigates the death of a ranch owner in which a black empty cartridge is left behind as a clue to the killer.
- Reprints
Story in black and red only.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (credited)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Shuster (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery; spy
- Characters
- Bart Regan; Congressman Sneed (death); Congressman Little (death); Congressman Booker; Congressman Stoker; unnamed spy (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- Bart investigates the deaths of members of a Committee on un-American activities that were killed by an explosive capsule hidden in their bananas.
- Reprints
- Script
- Jim Chambers (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Chambers (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Chambers (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Abe Gold (night club owner, death); un-named hospital nurse (death); Frank (villain); Mike Moran (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Crimson tracks down a killer who murdered one Abe Gold for welshing on a $100,000 bet.
- Reprints
- Script
- Paul Dean (credited)
- Pencils
- Fred Guardineer (illustrations)
- Inks
- Fred Guardineer (illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Reprints
On the lower left of the first page is a small ad for Daisy Air Rifle, and on the lower right of the second page is a small ad for Crowell Publishing company (magazine delivery).
Art credits by Craig Delich.
"By Paul Dean" appears on the sequence, and the credits printed on the inside back cover say the same. The GCD index for the original issue credits the script to Gardner Fox writing as Paul Dean.
- Script
- Tom Hickey (credited)
- Pencils
- Tom Hickey (credited)
- Inks
- Tom Hickey (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery; adventure
- Characters
- Bruce Nelson; Ed Lane (a detective); Lili Grauet (death)
- Synopsis
- Bruce begins his investigation of the death of a young woman due to black magic.
- Reprints
Story continued in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #28.
- Script
- Sax Rohmer (credited) (original novel); Leo O'Mealia (adaptation)
- Pencils
- Leo O'Mealia
- Inks
- Leo O'Mealia
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Rev. J. D. Eltham; Greba Eltham; Nayland Smith; Vernon Denby; Dr. Petrie; Dr. Fu Manchu (villain)
- Synopsis
- Fu Manchu attempts to kill Greba Eltham, all in an attempt to keep Rev. Eltham from going to China.
- Reprints
Artist credits by Craig Delich. Adapted from the novel by Sax Rohmer. Story continued in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #28.
- Script
- Paul Gustavson (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Calling all cars -- calling all cars -- bank robbery on Main and Center Streets...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Flannigan
- Reprints
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
- Script
- Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén)
- Pencils
- Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén)
- Inks
- Sven Elven (credited as Sven Elvén)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Cosmo; Carg (Immigration HQ official); Mike Donovan (Policeman); Yen Lo (villain); Kwan Joy Lo (villain); Fo Lee (villain)
- Synopsis
- Cosmo is placed on a case involving the illegal smuggling of Chinese into America.
- Reprints
Story in black and red only.
- Script
- Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
- Pencils
- Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
- Inks
- Russell Cole (credited as Alger)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pete, Louie th' Louse is operatin' 'round here again!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- Script
- Jerry Siegel (credited)
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster (credited); Paul Cassidy
- Inks
- Joe Shuster (credited); Paul Cassidy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Dick Kelly (death); Gale Dennis (villain); "Black Jack" Benson (villain); Nicky (villain); Helger Wetjen (villain)
- Synopsis
- Shorty and Slam help to find out the whereabouts of a Federal agent who disappeared after trailing an escaped felon to Switzerland.
- Reprints
According to Alter Ego #112, Paul Cassidy did some art on this story.
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- ?
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- ?
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- Letters
- typeset
House advertisement for: DC Archive Editions. Appears on page 47 in this issue.
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1 new one-page ad for L2 (clothes, Levis) on the back cover.