Detective Comics #22

(December 1938)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[The Return of Fui Onyui] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited as Jerome Siegel)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (credited)

Inks

Joe Shuster (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Keep me waiting an hour overtime...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Slam Bradley; Shorty Martin; Fui Onyui (villain, death); Yat Sin (introduction)

Synopsis

Slam Bradley disguises himself as Chinese in order to infiltrate an opium den, then pretends to smoke opium before making contact with an allied agent.

Keywords

opium

Indexer Notes

A sign on the wall behind Slam in the splash panel reads:
DR. L. K. SIEGEL - DENTIST

[Mansion of Maniacs] (Table of Contents: 3)

Larry Steele, Private Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)

Pencils

Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)

Inks

Bill Ely (credited as Will Ely)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well one things certain [sic]...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Larry Steele; unnamed deranged maniacs (villains, death)

Reprints

• in Mirim (Grande Consórcio Suplementos Nacionais, 1937 series) #534 (15 de agosto de 1941)

Indexer Notes

story in black and white

[Wanted, Dead or Alive: The Crimson Avenger] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Jim Chambers ?

Pencils

Jim Chambers (credited)

Inks

Jim Chambers (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes, Mac, our paper has offered a $5,000 reward...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; MacKenzie; Wing; Sgt. Haines (villain, introduction); Mr. Gates (a D.A., introduction)

The Song of Death [Part 3] (Table of Contents: 5)

Bruce Nelson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox ?

Pencils

Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as TH)

Inks

Tom Hickey (credited) (signed as TH)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Bruce Nelson; Billie Bryson; Mrs. Warren (villain); Renick

A Sticky Clue (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited as Paul Dean)

Pencils

Fred Guardineer

Inks

Fred Guardineer

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

Characters

Pierre Laverne (thief); Henri Mourette

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

Bob Showed Them How Spies Work! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Chemcraft / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[Break-In at the Bartilian Embassy] (Table of Contents: 8)

Spy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited as Siegel)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (credited as Shuster)

Inks

Joe Shuster (credited as Shuster)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

An agent named Morgan...

Genre

adventure; spy

Characters

Bart Regan; Sally Regan; Agent Morgan (intro); Nitchova (intro)

Secret Service (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth (signed as Fred Wells)

Pencils

Whitney Ellsworth (signed as Fred Wells)

Inks

Whitney Ellsworth (signed as Fred Wells)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Edward O. Heinrich

How to Be Funny (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Siegel-Shuster School of Humor / advertisement / 0.1 page (report information)

Buddha Money Mystery (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Reliable Sales Co. / advertisement / 0.07 page (report information)

Electric Unloading (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 0.16 page (report information)

[The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, Part 6] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Leo O'Mealia; Sax Rohmer (original author) (credited)

Pencils

Leo O'Mealia

Inks

Leo O'Mealia

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Doctor Petrie, in an effort to solve the mysterious deaths...

Genre

adventure; crime

Characters

Dr. Fu Manchu; Dr. Petrie; Sir Dennis Nayland Smith; Inspector Ryman

Reprints

• from Dr. Fu Manchu daily (Bell Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Adapted from The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer.

The strip appeared in newspapers in 1930 and 1931.

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

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

Script

Bob Kane (signed)

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed)

Inks

Bob Kane (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Did you call for me, Sarge?

Genre

humor; detective-mystery

Characters

Oscar the Gumshoe

[In Vino Philatelus] (Table of Contents: 15)

Stamp Collectors' Corner / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes a few small ads for stamps dealers.

[Bonelli the Jewel Thief] (Table of Contents: 16)

Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sven Elven (credited)

Inks

Sven Elven (credited)

Letters

Sven Elven

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A great crowd is milling about...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Cosmo; Mr. Carriere; Inspector Reilly; Bonelli (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

story in black and white

[The Duchess of Biltshire's Diamonds] (Table of Contents: 17)

Inspector Kent of Scotland Yard / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

George Newman (signed)

Pencils

George Newman (signed)

Inks

George Newman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello Kent, this is Scotland Yard calling...

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Inspector Kent; The Colonel; The Raven (villain); Duchess of Biltshire; Sergeant Willy Wiggbert; Captain Martineau; Mrs. Martineau

Synopsis

The Raven's henchmen gas the guards and help him escape from death row via a gyro-plane. Several weeks later, he attempts to steal the Duchess of Biltshire's diamonds worth $500,000.

Keywords

death row; diamonds; England; gas; gyro-plane; prison; Scotland Yard

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Detective Comics. The feature makes one more appearance in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #38 (May 1939), where it replaces Cotton Carver for one issue. Story probably inspired by "The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds" (1897) by Guy Booth. Synopsis and some other information by Art Lortie.

Newman signs again on the final page.

The Snow Murder (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Fred Guardineer (credited)

Inks

Fred Guardineer (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Speed Saunders; Rosita Fernandez; Walter Weston; Ordway (intro, villain, death)

Crime-Curiosities (Table of Contents: 19)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Papp (signed as GEP)

Pencils

George Papp (signed as GEP)

Inks

George Papp (signed as GEP)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Six unrelated gag panels

Be a Movie King (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

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

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