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Detective Comics 39

DETECTIVE COMICS #39

Cover Date: May 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1940-04-05

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Cover Credits:
Art: Bob Kane (signed)
Inks: Jerry Robinson


Story: "The Horde of the Green Dragon!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson
LetteringJerry Robinson
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin
Julie Madison (last in issue #32)

Villain(s):

Green Dragon Tong (first appearance for all; Chinese gang selling opium; many die)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Chinatown

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Archives #1 (1990)
The Batman Chronicles #2 (2006)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2015)
Batman: The Golden Age #1 (2016)


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Second Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Lehti
ArtJack Lehti
LetteringJack Lehti
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Crimson Avenger

Supporting Character(s):

Mac
Wing (behind the scenes)

Villain(s):

Spies (first appearance for all; discover a way to activate mines in harbor)


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Third Story: "Case of the Siva Statue" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtFred Guardineer
LetteringFred Guardineer
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Speed Saunders

Villain(s):

Siva cult (first appearance for all; try to retrieve a statue of Siva)

Location(s):

New York City, NY


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Fourth Story: [No title] (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtDennis Neville
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

French jewel thieves (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

French agents (first appearance; hire Slam and Shorty to guard a jewel collection)

Location(s):

New York City, NY
Paris, France


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