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55September 1941
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Detective Comics #55

DC · September 1941 · on sale 1941-07-23

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#55
Publication date
September 1941
Key date
1941-09-00
On-sale date
1941-07-23
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Batman with Robin the Boy Wondercover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry RobinsonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2The Brain Burglar!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Dr. Mason]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Page; Professor Jon Henry (scientist); Professor Dodge; Dr. Mason (scientsist); Dr. Deker (villain); Deker's gang (villains); un-named Zeppelin Commander (villain, death); Zeppelin crew (villains, all die)
3Spycomic story6script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Ed Moore; inks: Ed MooreBart Regan
4-And This Is It!promo (ad from the publisher)1
5Dr. Karoncomic story5script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Charles ParisThe Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis] (no cape); Dr. Karon (villain); Wing
6How They Blazed the Trail by J. Walker McSpaddentext article0.5script: Josette Frank
8Another Hitpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
9Two-Fisted Action!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10The Case of the "Killer Horse"comic story6pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff YoungLarry Steele
11Murder Without Harmonycomic story6pencils: Win; inks: WinSpeed Saunders
12Mom 'n' Popcomic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffMom; Pop
13The Riddle of the Missing Masterpiececomic story6script: Chad Grothkopf; pencils: Chad Grothkopf; inks: Chad Grothkopf; letters: Chad GrothkopfCliff Crosby; Kay Nevers
15Getawaytext story1script: Frank Cooper; pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff Young
18Who Killed Hank Allen?comic story6pencils: Don Lynch; inks: Don LynchSteve Malone
19The Gambling Shipcomic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
20Action! Thrills! Adventure!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Batman Archives #2
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Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1
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Batman: The Golden Age #2
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