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DC Comics Detective Comics (1937)

The Secret of the Switch

by Jack Farr Writer Joseph Greene Writer +20 more
Jan 25, 1945 $0.10 52 pages
Overview Market Data $586+ Discussion

Batman traces stolen loot to a booby-trapped safe left behind by a criminal known as the Slasher. The safe has seven switches and only one of them opens it. The remaining six are wired directly to a bomb.

Series
Detective Comics (1937)
Issue Number
#97
Release Date
January 25, 1945
Cover Date
March 1945
Cover Price
$0.10
Page Count
52

Series Details

Title
Detective Comics
Publisher
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

Jack Farr

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Joseph Greene

Writer

Lit. Win

Writer, Penciller, Inker

Dick Sprang

Dick Sprang

Penciller, Inker, Letterer, Artist

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Artist, Penciller

George Roussos

George Roussos

Penciller, Inker, Colorist, Letterer

Howard Sherman

Howard Sherman

Penciller, Inker

George Klein

George Klein

Inker

Jerry Robinson

Jerry Robinson

Inker

Whitney Ellsworth

Whitney Ellsworth

Editor

Characters
Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson

Richard John Grayson-Wayne

James Gordon

James Gordon

James Worthington Gordon

Air Wave (Larry Jordan)

Air Wave (Larry Jordan)

Lawrence Jordan

Alfy Twidgetts

Alfy Twidgetts

Alfy Twidgetts

Andre Chavard

Andre Chavard

Andre Chavard

Dan Turpin

Dan Turpin

Daniel Turpin

Jan Haasan

Jan Haasan

Jan Haasan

Rip Carter

Rip Carter

Shorty Morgan

Shorty Morgan

Shorty Morgan

Slam Bradley

Slam Bradley

Samuel Emerson Bradley

Three-Ring Binks

Three-Ring Binks

Teams

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin

Boy Commandos

Boy Commandos

Gotham City Police Department

Gotham City Police Department

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