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Detective Comics 20

DETECTIVE COMICS #20

Cover Date: October 1938
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Leo O'Mealia (Signed)


Story: "The Jade Buddah" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtFred Guardineer
LetteringFred Guardineer
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Speed Saunders

Villain(s):

Hapsu (first appearance; a Mandarin Chinese leader of a tong; kills the owner of a jade buddha)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Second Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJim Chambers
LetteringJim Chambers
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis; first appearance; publisher of the Globe-Leader; last in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #5; often just called "The Crimson")

Supporting Character(s):

Wing (first appearance; Lee's chauffeur and valet; does not appear in costume; last in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #5)
"Ed" (first appearance; Lee's City Editor)

Villain(s):

Myron Block (first appearance; a crooked attorney)


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Third Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtSven Elven
LetteringSven Elven
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Cosmo

Villain(s):

Jim Larrabee (first appearance; a drug smuggler)


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Fourth Story: [No title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtJoe Shuster
LetteringJoe Shuster
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley (has powers of illusion in this story)

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

Pete Hanson, Muscles, Langley, Professor Mysto (first appearance for all);


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