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23January 1939
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Detective Comics #23

DC · January 1939 · on sale 1938-12-05

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
January 1939
Key date
1939-01-00
On-sale date
1938-12-05
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Ski Murdercover1pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerSpeed Saunders
1Fun Comics; Action Comics; Adventure Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.7script: Vin Sullivan; pencils: Vin Sullivan; inks: Vin Sullivan
2-credits, title page0.3letters: typeset
3The Ski Murdercomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerSpeed Saunders
4-cartoon0.67Allan Pinkerton
6The Corpse in the Car Trunkcomic story6script: Will Ely; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyLarry Steele
7Nuggets of Leadcomic story6script: H. Fleming; pencils: H. Fleming; inks: H. FlemingBuck Marshall
8The Zombie Killerscomic story6script: Jim Chambers; pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersThe Crimson Avenger, Lee Travis
9Gamblers Waterloocomic story6script: Tom Hickey; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyBruce Nelson
10Railroad Riddletext story1.62script: Paul Dean; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerHarvey Gray (railroad president)
12Special Christmas Offerpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
13The Celebrity Deathscomic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterSally Norris, Bart Regan
14The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, Part 7comic story2script: Leo O'Mealia, Sax Rohmer; pencils: Leo O'Mealia; inks: Leo O'MealiaDr. Fu Manchu; Sir Dennis Nayland Smith; Dr. Petrie; Inspector Ryman
15Kops and Robberscartoon0.67script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane
16-statement of ownership0.33script: J. S. Liebowitz
17Wilson Stamp Sales; A Great Ladytext article0.7letters: typeset
19The Many Murder Attempts of McQuadecomic story6pencils: Sven Elvén; inks: Sven Elvén; letters: Sven ElvenCosmo, the Phantom of Disguise
20In Two Billion A.D., Part 1comic story13script: Jerome Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster, Wayne BoringSlam Bradley, Shorty Morgan
21-activity0.67script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent; letters: A. W. Nugent
22-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset

Plus 1.68 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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