Detective Comics #28

(June 1939)

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

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

[Frenchy Blake's Jewel Gang] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Bat-Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Bob Kane [as Rob't Kane] (signed)

Inks:

Bob Kane [as Rob't Kane] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bob Kane

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Bat-Man [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Gimpy (Police stool pigeon); Kelly (Policeman); Frenchy Blake (villain); Blake's gang [Slick; others un-named] (villains); jewel thieves (villains)

Synopsis:

Using information obtained from a Police stool pigeon, the Bat-Man sets aim on one Frenchy Blake, leader of a notorious jewel theft ring.

Reprints:

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 ([June] 1990)
• in The Batman Chronicles (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([March] 2005)
• in Continuum (JMF, 2007 series) #3 (No Date [circa décembre 2007]) [excerpt]
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #1 (2015)
• in Batman: The Golden Age (DC, 2016 series) #1 (2016)

Keywords:

silken rope; The Tribune

Indexer Notes

In his book "Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters and the Birth of the Comic Book" (Basic Books, 2004), Gerard Jones incorrectly attributes the inks to Jerry Robinson.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Jest a Second / cartoon / 0.75 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bob Kane ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

"Joe used to be a juggler in the circus!"

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. 4 separate gags.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Rosati Accordions / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Dope Ring (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Inks:

Fred Guardineer (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fred Guardineer

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Speed Saunders

Killing by Proxy (Table of Contents: 6)

Buck Marshall, Range Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Homer Fleming [as H. Fleming] (signed)

Inks:

Homer Fleming [as H. Fleming] (signed)

Colors:

? (red tones)

Letters:

?

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Buck Marshall

Indexer Notes

Story printed in red and black only.

[Saboteurs Bob Steamer] (Table of Contents: 7)

Spy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bart Regan

[The Bagilan Ruby] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script:

Jim Chambers (signed)

Pencils:

Jim Chambers (signed)

Inks:

Jim Chambers (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing

Human Cargo (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Anthony (credited)

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

adventure

[The New Orleans Mardi Gras Murder, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script:

Tom Hickey (signed)

Pencils:

Tom Hickey (signed)

Inks:

Tom Hickey (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Bruce Nelson

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Doctor Fu Manchu / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Sax Rohmer (credited)

Pencils:

Leo O'Mealia ?

Inks:

Leo O'Mealia ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Dr. Fu Manchu

Reprints:

• from Dr. Fu Manchu daily (Bell Syndicate) ?

Indexer Notes

Artist credits by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Stamp Detective / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

? [as Phil Ately]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

"Have you ever seen George Washington with a mustache?"

Indexer Notes

2nd page includes several ads from stamps dealers.

[The Truxon Hall Fox Hunt] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script:

Sven Elven ?

Pencils:

Sven Elven (signed)

Inks:

Sven Elven (signed)

Colors:

? (red tones)

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cosmo

Indexer Notes

Story printed in red and black only.

[The Whitethorne Inheritance] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks:

Joe Shuster (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

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All-American Comics; Movie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Spencer Fireworks Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)