Cover of Issue #18

Issue

Issue #18

Overview Market Data Discussion

Description

An early Detective Comics anthology from August 1938 collecting crime, spy, and adventure serials with multiple ongoing storylines. The issue advances cases and plotlines for the title's regular cast of mystery and detective strip characters.

Issue Details

Series

Detective Comics (1937)

Issue Number

#18

Release Date

July 6, 1938

Cover Price

$0.10

Cover Date

August 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, Colorist, Cover Artist

Fred Guardineer

Fred Guardineer

Penciller, Inker

Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer

Gene Baxter

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, Cover Artist

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Writer

Sax Rohmer

Sax Rohmer

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

Akmet

Akmet

Ambassador Lavalle

Ambassador Lavalle

Bart Regan

Bart Regan

Bartholomew Regan

Bill Graham

Bill Graham

Bill Graham

Bruce Nelson

Bruce Nelson

Bruce Nelson

Captain Carstairs

Captain Carstairs

Captain Grimm

Captain Grimm

Cosmo

Cosmo

Teams

Native Africans

New York Police Department

New York Police Department

United States Secret Service

United States Secret Service

Cleveland Division of Police

Cleveland Division of Police

Native Asians

Zulus

Zulus

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