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Description
Detective Comics #27 (1939), by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, introduces the mysterious millionaire Bruce Wayne's secret identity as the Bat-Man in "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate." Investigating an industrialist's murder among his shady business partners, this masked vigilante's debut launched what would become one of comics' most enduring heroes.
Issue Details
Series Details
Bill Finger
Writer
Bob Kane
Artist, Penciller, Letterer, Inker
Charles Biro
Penciller, Inker, Writer
Gardner Fox
Writer
Gene Baxter
Penciller, Inker, Letterer
Jerry Siegel
Writer
Jim Chambers
Inker, Writer, Penciller
Joe Shuster
Penciller, Inker
Leo O'Mealia
Writer, Penciller, Inker
Richard Bent
Writer, Penciller, Inker
Russell Cole
Letterer
Sven Elven
Writer, Letterer
Wing
Wing How
Abe Gold
Abraham Gold
Batman
Bruce Wayne
James Gordon
James Worthington Gordon
Doctor Petrie
James Petrie
Fu Manchu
Greba Eltham
Greba Eltham
Rev. J. D. Eltham
J.D. Eltham
Sir Denis Nayland Smith
Denis Nayland Smith
Vernon Denby
Vernon Denby
Alfred Stryker
Alferd Stryker
Bart Regan
Bartholomew Regan
Teams
Key Issue
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Availability
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Superman (1939)
Mar 05, 1952
The Man Behind the Red Hood! / The Electric Thinking Cap / The Return of the Iron Man / Ten Little Indians
Detective Comics (1937)
Dec 20, 1950
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Superman (1939)
Mar 19, 1959
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