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DETECTIVE COMICS #57

Cover Date: December 1941
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1941-09-20

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Bob Kane (signed)
Inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos


Story: "Twenty-Four Hours to Live!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsBob Kane
InksJerry Robinson, George Roussos
LetteringGeorge Roussos
Assistant editingMurray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman
Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Linda Page

Villain(s):

Jasper Sneed (first appearance; a wealthy man who is poisoned and uses his last 24 hours to exact revenge on those he feels has wronged him; dies)
Richard Sneed (first appearance; Jasper's twin brother, disguised as Barkis, his butler; poisons Jasper; dies)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Archives #2 (1994)
The Batman Chronicles #5 (2008)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)
Batman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)


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Second Story: [No Title] (5 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Lehti
PencilsJack Lehti
InksCharles Paris
LetteringCharles Paris
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Crimson Avenger (last in World's Finest Comics #3/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Wing (last in World's Finest Comics #3/3)

Villain(s):

Silk Masters and his gang (first appearance for all; a jewel smuggler)


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Third Story: "Murder in the Tropics" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtEd Winiarski
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Speed Saunders

Villain(s):

D'Antone (first appearance; kills the owner of a diamond mine)

Location(s):

Africa


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Fourth Story: "The Case of the Talking Dummy!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtHoward Sherman
LetteringHoward Sherman
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

Cortez


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