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Detective Comics (1937)Issue #26

byBob KaneWriterGardner FoxWriter+29 more
DC ComicsMar 8, 1939USD $0.1068 pages
ActionAdventure
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An early Detective Comics anthology from April 1939 collecting multiple pulp adventure serials across crime, espionage, and Western genres. Published immediately before Batman's debut in issue 27, this is among the final pre-Batman installments of the anthology.

Series
Detective Comics (1937)
Issue Number
#26
Release Date
March 8, 1939
Cover Date
April 1939
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

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Creators

Bob Kane

Bob Kane

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

Jim Chambers

Jim Chambers

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Leo O'Mealia

Leo O'Mealia

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Tom Hickey

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Will Ely

Will Ely

Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker

Fred Guardineer

Fred Guardineer

Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist

Gene Baxter

Penciller, Inker

Jack Adler

Jack Adler

Penciller, Colorist

Sheldon Mayer

Sheldon Mayer

Penciller, Inker

Sven Elven

Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Characters

Wing

Wing

Wing How

Doctor Petrie

Doctor Petrie

James Petrie

Fu Manchu

Fu Manchu

Greba Eltham

Greba Eltham

Greba Eltham

Rev. J. D. Eltham

Rev. J. D. Eltham

J.D. Eltham

Sir Denis Nayland Smith

Sir Denis Nayland Smith

Denis Nayland Smith

Stone

Withers

Vernon Denby

Vernon Denby

Vernon Denby

Yen-Sun-Yat

Yen-Sun-Yat

August Van Dorn

August Van Dorn

Bart Regan

Bart Regan

Bartholomew Regan

Benson

Teams

New York Police Department

New York Police Department

United States Secret Service

United States Secret Service

Cleveland Division of Police

Cleveland Division of Police

Fake Crimson Avenger Gang

Native Asians

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