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Detective Comics 31

DETECTIVE COMICS #31

Cover Date: September 1939
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1939-07-30

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Cover Credits:
Art: Bob Kane (signed)


Story: [No Title] (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtBob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff
LetteringSheldon Moldoff
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Julie Madison

Villain(s):

Monk (first appearance; a master of hypnosis)
A large ape (first appearance; trained by The Monk to defend him from intruders)

Location(s):

New York City, NY
Paris, France

Comment(s):

Batman first uses a Batgyro and a Batarang in this story.
This story continues into next issue.


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Second Story: "The Mammoth Mystery" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtFred Guardineer
LetteringFred Guardineer
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Speed Saunders

Villain(s):

Elkins (first appearance; kills an animal tamer)


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Third Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtSven Elven
LetteringSven Elven
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Cosmo

Villain(s):

Doctor Dupree (first appearance; uses a chemical to isolate memories and intelligence and injects into his own brain)

Comment(s):

This story is printed in black, white and red.


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Fourth Story: [No title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtJoe Shuster
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

A demented zookeeper (first appearance; kills patrons that torment the animals)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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