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139September 1948
$0.10

Detective Comics #139

DC · September 1948 · on sale 1948-07-19

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Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#139
Publication date
September 1948
Key date
1948-09-00
On-sale date
1948-07-19
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Crimes in Jadecover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Shing Far
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Let the Facts Speak for Themselves--promo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The Crimes of Jade!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective Ling Ho (introduction); Mr. Ho (Ling's father, curio store owner, introduction, death); Shing Far [Nick Baily] (villain, introduction); Ding How (villain, introduction); Wong How (villain, Ding's brother, introduction)
6A Bid for Robotman?comic story6script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jimmy Thompson; inks: Jimmy ThompsonRobotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]
8-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
9Shorty Rides a Winner!comic story7pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
11-comic story1script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube; letters: Phil BerubeOzzie
12Secret Codes -- A Hobby for Alltext article2script: Henry Lysing
13Arizona Rangercomic story1script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie AllenBurt Mossman
14Everything You Want in a Magazine!promo (ad from the publisher)1
15Dr. Z, Future Criminal!comic story12pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Steve BrodieThe Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Andre Chavard; Tex; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]]; Dr. Z (villain)
16Western Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Batman Archives #7
ISBN 978-1-4012-1493-7
2008On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-8438-1
2019On eBay ›

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