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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
Batman
Pencils:
Bob Kane
Inks:
Bob Kane
Letters:
?; typeset
STORY DETAILS
Pages:
1.000
Notes:
Reprint of the original inside front cover.
Title:
The Case of the Chemical Syndicate
Characters:
The Bat-Man [Bruce Wayne] (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon (introduction); Mr. Lambert (introduction, death); Lambert (introduction, Mr. Lambert's son); unnamed Police Sergeant (introduction); Steven Crane (introduction, death); Crane's butler (introduction); Paul Rogers (introduction); Alfred Stryker (villain, introduction, death); Jennings (villain, introduction, Stryker's assistant)
Synopsis:
In his first case, the Bat-Man investigates the murder of a chemical tycoon, discovering that one of his partners murdered him to steal the secret contracts that would leave him as the sole owner of the Apex Chemical Corporation.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Bob Kane
Inks:
Bob Kane
Letters:
Bob Kane
Notes:
This is the first unedited and uncensored reprint of this story. Previous reprint editions featured a redrawn, re-lettered and censored version which omitted the bloody knife in the victim's back on page 2, panel 2.
Synopsis:
A young boy scout discovers a lost youngster and attempts to help him find his way home, and gets lost in the process himself!
Pages:
0.750
Script:
Charles Biro ?
Pencils:
Charles Biro (signed)
Inks:
Charles Biro (signed)
Title:
The Killers of Kurdistan
Characters:
Speed Saunders; Tom (Trelawney's friend, death); Trelawney (death); Trelawney's maid; The Veiled Prophetress of the Killers of Kurdistan (villain); Killers of Kurdistan (villains, one dies)
Synopsis:
Speed investigates the murder of two men, on one of which the killers left the symbol of a red crescent, the symbol of the Kurdistan Killers, a sect that both men belonged to but refused to kill for.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Fred Guardineer
Inks:
Fred Guardineer
Title:
Bullet Bluff
Characters:
Buck Marshall; unnamed Sheriff; Matt Doyle (Box K Ranch worker); Jerry Kane (Box K Ranch owner, death); Pepper (Buck's horse); The Terror [Jack Stark] (villain)
Synopsis:
Buck investigates the death of a ranch owner in which a black empty cartridge is left behind as a clue to the killer.
Synopsis:
Bart investigates the deaths of members of a Committee on un-American activities that were killed by an explosive capsule hidden in their bananas.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Jerry Siegel
Pencils:
Joe Shuster
Inks:
Joe Shuster
Title:
Murder on the Oceanic Line Docks
Characters:
The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Abe Gold (night club owner, death); unnamed hospital nurse (death); Frank (villain); Mike Moran (villain)
Synopsis:
The Crimson tracks down a killer who murdered one Abe Gold for welshing on a $100,000 bet.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Jim Chambers
Pencils:
Jim Chambers
Inks:
Jim Chambers
Title:
Death on the Airwaves
Characters:
Richard Drew (death); President Benson; Captain Richard Byrne; Brian DeAngelo (villain)
Synopsis:
Captain Byrne tracks down a revengeful killer who was once spurned in regards to a radio audition.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Gardner Fox [as Paul Dean]
Pencils:
Fred Guardineer
Inks:
Fred Guardineer
Letters:
typeset
Characters:
Bruce Nelson; Ed Lane (a detective); Lili Grauet (death)
Synopsis:
Bruce begins his investigation of the death of a young woman due to black magic.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Tom Hickey
Pencils:
Tom Hickey
Inks:
Tom Hickey
Characters:
Rev. J. D. Eltham; Greba Eltham; Nayland Smith; Vernon Denby; Dr. Petrie; Dr. Fu Manchu (villain)
Synopsis:
Fu Manchu attempts to kill Greba Eltham, all in an attempt to keep Rev. Eltham from going to China.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Sax Rohmer (original novel); Leo O'Mealia (adaptation)
Pencils:
Leo O'Mealia
Inks:
Leo O'Mealia
Characters:
Flatfoot Flannigan
Synopsis:
Flannigan is sent out on a bank robbery, but stops for a red light so he won't get a ticket!
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Paul Gustavson
Pencils:
Paul Gustavson
Inks:
Paul Gustavson
Letters:
Paul Gustavson
Notes:
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul Gustavson's son.
Title:
Danzig Marks Anniversary
Pages:
1.000
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
Characters:
Cosmo; Carg (Immigration HQ official); Mike Donovan (Policeman); Yen Lo (villain); Kwan Joy Lo (villain); Fo Lee (villain)
Synopsis:
Cosmo is placed on a case involving the illegal smuggling of Chinese into America.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Sven Elven
Pencils:
Sven Elven
Inks:
Sven Elven
Characters:
Pete; Joe; Louie th' Louse (villain)
Synopsis:
Pete and Joe try to discover the whereabouts of the hideout of notorious criminal Louie th' Louse.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Russel Cole [as Alger]
Pencils:
Russel Cole [as Alger]
Inks:
Russel Cole [as Alger]
Characters:
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Dick Kelly (death); Gale Dennis (villain); "Black Jack" Benson (villain); Nicky (villain); Helger Wetjen (villain)
Synopsis:
Shorty and Slam help to find out the whereabouts of a Federal agent who disappeared after trailing an escaped felon to Switzerland.
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