Detective Comics #17

(July 1938)

The Snake Death (Table of Contents)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer

Inks:

Fred Guardineer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Speed Saunders; A spy (Introduction, Death), Percy (Introduction, Death); Introduction: Mr. Horn; Miss Horn

Indexer Notes

In an interview in Alter Ego #20 June 2003, Fox states that his first comic story, sold in March 1938 appeared in Detective Comics 18.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Oscar the Gumshoe / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Bob Kane

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

[The Maine Castle Mystery: Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Larry Steele / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Will Ely

Pencils:

Will Ely

Inks:

Will Ely

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

I: Bill Graham, Vera Sanders; V: The Boss and his gang (I for all)

[Von Ruyter's Explosive Gun] (Table of Contents)

Cosmo / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sven Elven

Inks:

Sven Elven

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

I: Von Ruyter; V: Countess Varnoff De Mornay (I)

Indexer Notes

story in black and white

[The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu: Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Dr. Fu Manchu / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Sax Rohmer

Pencils:

Leo O'Mealia

Inks:

Leo O'Mealia

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

I: Sir Denis Nayland Smith, Dr. Petrie; V: Dr. Fu Manchu (I)

Indexer Notes

strip reprints; adapted from THE INSIDIOUS DR. FU MANCHU by Sax Rohmer; ; also reprinted in WOW COMICS (Henle) #1-4

The Hooded Hordes (Table of Contents)

Spy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Joe Shuster

Inks:

Joe Shuster

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

The Hooded Hordes (Introduction, villains); Bart Reagan; Betsy Norris

Indexer Notes

title from last issue blurb

Disaster on the Diamond (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Vincent Sullivan [as Paul Dean]

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

In an interview in Alter Ego #20 June 2003, Fox states that his first comic story, sold in March 1938 appeared in Detective Comics 18.

The Coolie Smugglers [Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Bruce Nelson / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson?

Pencils:

Tom Hickey

Inks:

Tom Hickey

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

V: Captain Carstairs (I)

The Right Trail (Table of Contents)

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

Script:

Homer Fleming

Pencils:

Homer Fleming

Inks:

Homer Fleming

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

V: Speck (I)

Indexer Notes

story in black and white

Slam Bradley Gets the Air (Table of Contents)

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

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Joe Shuster

Inks:

Joe Shuster

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

V: Ramon Gonzales (I); I: Sporty Morgan (Shorty's brother)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Puzzles / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Arthur W. Nugent

Pencils:

Arthur W. Nugent

Inks:

Arthur W. Nugent

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

may be out of order in this book