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Detective Comics (1937)The Brain Burglar!

byBill FingerWriterChad GrothkopfWriter+28 more
DC ComicsJul 29, 1941USD $0.1068 pages
ActionAdventure
OverviewMarket Data$72+Series comments

In this 1941 issue, foreign agents capture a scientist whose machine forces anyone to tell the truth, and Batman goes undercover to stop them. Bill Finger writes and Bob Kane draws the lead story.

From The Publisher

Batman takes to the sky to prevent an attack on American democracy.

Series
Detective Comics (1937)
Issue Number
#55
Release Date
July 29, 1941
Cover Date
September 1941
Cover Price
USD $0.10
Page Count
68

Series Details

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

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Creators

Bill Finger

Bill Finger

Writer

Chad Grothkopf

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Henry Boltinoff

Henry Boltinoff

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Jack Lehti

Jack Lehti

Writer, Penciller

Jerry Siegel

Jerry Siegel

Writer

Bob Kane

Bob Kane

Penciller, Cover Artist

Cliff Young

Penciller, Inker

Ed Moore

Penciller, Inker

Ed Winiarski

Ed Winiarski

Penciller, Inker

Howard Sherman

Howard Sherman

Penciller, Inker

Charles Paris

Charles Paris

Inker, Letterer

George Roussos

George Roussos

Inker, Letterer, Cover Artist

Characters

Wing

Wing

Wing How

Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson

Richard John Grayson-Wayne

Bart Regan

Bart Regan

Bartholomew Regan

Cliff Crosby

Cliff Crosby

Crimson Avenger (Travis)

Crimson Avenger (Travis)

Lee Walter Travis

Larry Steele

Larry Steele

Lawrence Steele

Linda Page

Linda Page

Linda Page

Shorty Morgan

Shorty Morgan

Shorty Morgan

Slam Bradley

Slam Bradley

Samuel Emerson Bradley

Speed Saunders

Speed Saunders

Cyril Saunders

Steve Malone

Steve Malone

Teams

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin

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