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Detective Comics (1937)Frenchy Blake's Jewel Gang

byBill FingerWriterBob KaneWriter+33 more
DC ComicsMay 1, 1939USD $0.1068 pages
Key IssueActionAdventure
OverviewMarket Data$34+Series comments

Batman closes in on Frenchy Blake and a jewel theft operation using a tip from a police informant. The issue continues the anthology format with other crime, spy, and adventure strips alongside the early Batman feature.

Series
Detective Comics (1937)
Issue Number
#28
Release Date
May 1, 1939
Cover Date
June 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

Key Issue

  • Second appearance of Batman (Bruce Wayne)

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Creators

Bill Finger

Bill Finger

Writer

Bob Kane

Bob Kane

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer, Cover Artist

Gardner Fox

Gardner Fox

Writer

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

Jim Chambers

Jim Chambers

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Tom Hickey

Tom Hickey

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Fred Guardineer

Fred Guardineer

Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist, Editor

Gene Baxter

Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Homer Fleming

Homer Fleming

Penciller, Inker

Joe Shuster

Joe Shuster

Penciller, Inker

Leo O'Mealia

Leo O'Mealia

Penciller, Inker

Sven Elven

Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Characters

Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

James Gordon

James Gordon

James Worthington Gordon

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

Vernon Denby

Vernon Denby

Vernon Denby

Anthony

Baralian Captain

Bart Regan

Bart Regan

Bartholomew Regan

Billings

Teams

Gotham City Police Department

Gotham City Police Department

New York Police Department

New York Police Department

United States Secret Service

United States Secret Service

Native Asians

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