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Detective Comics 37

DETECTIVE COMICS #37

Cover Date: March 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1940-02-02

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Cover Credits:
Art: Bob Kane
Inks: Jerry Robinson


Story: [No Title] (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson
LetteringJerry Robinson
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Villain(s):

Count Grutt (also known as Elias Turg and The Head; first appearance; a gangster and enemy agent; dies)

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Vol. 1 #237 (December 1971)
Batman Archives #1 (1990)
The Batman Chronicles #1 (2005)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2015)
Batman: The Golden Age #1 (2016)


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Second Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtSven Elven
LetteringSven Elven
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Cosmo

Villain(s):

Abrams and his gang (first appearance; spies sinking ships taking supplies to England)

Location(s):

Atlantic Ocean


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Third Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJim Chambers
ArtHarry Lucey
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Crimson Avenger (last in Sandman Mystery Theatre #70)

Supporting Character(s):

Wing (last in issue #29/2)

Villain(s):

Jay N. Worthy and his gang (first appearance; kidnap a wealthy young heiress)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Fourth Story: "Crime Roundup" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtFred Guardineer
LetteringFred Guardineer
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Speed Saunders

Villain(s):

Big Shot Downe (first appearance; a crime boss)

Other Character(s):

Patsy Ross (first appearance; a pretty newspaper reporter)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Fifth Story: [No title] (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtMart Bailey
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

Chips (first appearance; a crooked gambling boss; tries to kill Dynamite)

Other Character(s):

Dynamite (first appearance; a racehorse willed to Slam)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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