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Detective Comics (1937)Issue #16

byCreig FlesselWriterGardner FoxWriter+27 more
DC ComicsMay 10, 1938USD $0.1068 pages
Key IssueActionAdventure
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An early Detective Comics anthology from June 1938 collecting pulp adventure serials across crime, espionage, and Western genres. Ongoing strip characters advance their investigations and storylines from the previous installment.

Series
Detective Comics (1937)
Issue Number
#16
Release Date
May 10, 1938
Cover Date
June 1938
Cover Price
USD $0.10
Page Count
68

Series Details

Title
Detective Comics
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1937 - 2011
Issues Count
883

Key Issue

  • Includes a full page interior ad for Action Comics #1

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Creators

Creig Flessel

Creig Flessel

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist

Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer

Homer Fleming

Homer Fleming

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

Jimmy Hansen

Writer

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Writer

Russell Cole

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Sven Elven

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Vincent Sullivan

Vincent Sullivan

Writer, Editor

Will Ely

Will Ely

Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker

Fred Guardineer

Fred Guardineer

Penciller, Inker

Joe Shuster

Joe Shuster

Penciller, Inker

Characters

Barrow

Barrow

Kleog

Kleog

Larry Steele

Larry Steele

Lawrence Steele

Laura Jessup

Laura Jessup

Laura Jessup

Lloyd Parsons

Lloyd Parsons

Lloyd Parsons

Mike Bruno

Mike Bruno

Mike Bruno

Miss Bannon

Miss Bannon

Mr. Farrell

Mr. Farrell

Mr. Korensky

Mr. Korensky

Mrs. Barrow

Mrs. Barrow

Professor Deane

Professor Deane

Sally Norris

Sally Norris

Sally Norris

Teams

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation

New York Police Department

New York Police Department

United States Secret Service

United States Secret Service

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