Cover of Issue #17

Issue

Issue #17

Overview Market Data Discussion

Description

An early Detective Comics anthology from July 1938 presenting multiple ongoing pulp strips across crime, spy, and adventure genres. The issue continues cases and stories for the title's established roster of recurring strip characters.

Issue Details

Series

Detective Comics (1937)

Issue Number

#17

Release Date

June 6, 1938

Cover Price

$0.10

Cover Date

July 1938

Page Count

68 pages

Series Details

Title

Detective Comics

Publisher

DC Comics

Type

Regular Series

Status

Completed

Run

1937 - 2011

Issues Count

883

Genres

Action, Adventure, War, Fantasy, Anthro, Mystery, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Sports, Historical, Horror, Crime, Thriller, Drama, Superhero, Western

Format

Standard

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

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A.W. Nugent

A.W. Nugent

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Artist

Bob Kane

Bob Kane

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Creig Flessel

Creig Flessel

Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist

Fred Guardineer

Fred Guardineer

Penciller, Inker

Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer

Gene Baxter

Penciller, Inker

Homer Fleming

Homer Fleming

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

Jimmy Hansen

Writer

Joe Shuster

Joe Shuster

Penciller, Inker

Leo O'Mealia

Leo O'Mealia

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Writer

Characters

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Doctor Petrie

Doctor Petrie

James Petrie

Fu Manchu

Fu Manchu

Sir Crichton Davey

Sir Crichton Davey

Crichton Davey

Sir Denis Nayland Smith

Sir Denis Nayland Smith

Denis Nayland Smith

Bart Regan

Bart Regan

Bartholomew Regan

Colonel Roark

Colonel Roark

Cosmo

Cosmo

Dorrain

Dorrain

Dr. Chalmers Cleeve

Dr. Chalmers Cleeve

Chalmers Cleeve

Evans

Evans

Kelly

Kelly

Kosloff

Kosloff

Teams

Native Africans

Native Americans

Native Americans

Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

United States Navy

United States Navy

United States Secret Service

United States Secret Service

City of London Police

City of London Police

Cleveland Division of Police

Cleveland Division of Police

Native Asians

South African Police

South African Police

The Hooded Hordes

Zulus

Zulus

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