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56October 1941
$0.10

Detective Comics #56

DC · October 1941 · on sale 1941-08-19

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
October 1941
Key date
1941-10-00
On-sale date
1941-08-19
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry RobinsonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Introducing the Editorial Advisory Boardtext article1script: Whitney Ellsworth
2The Stone Idol!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ghost Gulch Mayor; Mad Mack (villain, death); The Iron Idol (villain, circus strongman)
3Jules Vortezcomic story6pencils: Ed Moore; inks: Ed MooreBart Regan
4Who Rides in the Dark? and The Reluctant Dragonin-house column1script: Josette Frank
5Muscles Morancomic story5pencils: Roy Paul; inks: Roy PaulThe Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis] (in costume with cape); Wing; Muscles Moran (villain)
6Laffscartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
7Another Hitpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
9-comic story6pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff YoungLarry Steele
10The Death from the Honeybeecomic story6pencils: Win; inks: WinSpeed Saunders
11Two-Fisted Action!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
12New! Sensational!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
13-cartoon0.67script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill; letters: Ray McGill
15The Lightning Killercomic story6script: Chad Grothkopf; pencils: Chad Grothkopf; inks: Chad Grothkopf; letters: Chad GrothkopfCliff Crosby; Kay Nevers
16Beautiful Friendshiptext story1.67script: John Hilton; pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff Young
18Who Killed Serge Kamroff?comic story6pencils: Don Lynch; inks: Don LynchSteve Malone
19The Practical Jokercomic story8pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
20Action! Thrills! Adventure!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 3.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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Batman Archives #2
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1991On eBay ›
The Batman Chronicles #4
ISBN 978-1-4012-1462-3
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2017On eBay ›

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