| Issue | #1 |
| Published | March 1937 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; Vincent Sullivan (associate); Whitney Ellsworth (associate) |
| Notes | The art credits were verified by Vin Sullivan himself. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Pencils | Vincent Sullivan |
| Inks | Vincent Sullivan |
| Notes | The art credits were verified by Vin Sullivan himself. |
| Reprinted | In Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 (DC, 2001 series) #nn. |
| Characters | Cyril "Speed" Saunders (I); Mr. Moran (I); Hen Velsor; Joe Plum; Lu; Cap'n Scum (I, villain); Luke (villain). |
| Synopsis | Speed investigates the murder of several Chinamen along the warf area. |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | E. C. Stoner |
| Pencils | E. C. Stoner |
| Inks | Creig Flessel |
| Notes | Scripter and penciller credits verified by Millennium Edition: Detective Comics #1 (2000 series) #nn. Correct story title, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-27-09. |
| Reprinted | In Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 (DC, 2001 series) #nn. |
| Characters | Cosmo, The Phantom of Disguise (I); Captain Burke (I); Gregory Dillingwater (I); Taro (I, villain, posing as butler Buckley). |
| Synopsis | A millionaire that has just bought the fabulously valuable Rhanggwa Pearls receives a letter from someone threatening to steal them. |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Sven Elven (signed) |
| Pencils | Sven Elven (signed) |
| Inks | Sven Elven (signed) |
| Notes | Scripter credit from Millennium Edition: Detective Comics #1 (2000 series) #nn. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-27-09. |
| Reprinted | In Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 (DC, 2001 series) #nn. |
| Characters | Bret Lawton (I); Tim Morgan (I); Jan; Spider Malone (I, villain); un-named Incan priest. |
| Synopsis | Confronted by a series of murders, Bret forages into the Peruvian jungles to ascertain why a hole appears in each victim, but they were not shot! |
| Genre | detective |
| Inks | Creig Flessel |
| Notes | Story printed in black and white. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-27-09. |
| Reprinted | In Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 (DC, 2001 series) #nn. |
| Characters | Bruce Nelson (I); Sen Yoi (I, villain); un-named Chinese villains (I); Erick Von Holtzendorff (I); Sigrid Von Holtzendorff (I). |
| Synopsis | Venturing into downtown San Francisco, Bruce finds it odd to see a Chinese restaurant among the buildings, and no one to wait upon him when he enters desiring a meal. |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (signed) |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Inks | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Notes | Story continued in Detective #2. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-27-09. |
| Reprinted | In Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 (DC, 2001 series) #nn. |
| Characters | Gumshoe Gus (I); un-named Police Chief; Mrs. Gotlotz. |
| Synopsis | Gus is sent to a rich woman's home to watch over her pearls during a party and nabs a man he sees pocketing them. Unfortunately for Gus, it is the Chief! |
| Genre | detective; Humor |
| Script | Bill Patrick (signed) |
| Pencils | Bill Patrick (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Patrick (signed) |
| Letters | Bill Patrick |
| Notes | Letterer credit, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-27-09. |
| Reprinted | In Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 (DC, 2001 series) #nn. |
| Characters | Bart Regan (I, origin, also as Captain Markham); Sally Norris (I); Olga Balinoff (I, villain). |
| Synopsis | Bart is called on to volunteer for a secret spy case, but in doing so, he must forgo his own personal agenda, including his marriage to fiance Sally. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed as Jerome Siegel) |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
| Inks | Joe Shuster (signed) |
| Notes | Continued in issue #2. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-27-09. |
| Reprinted | In Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 (DC, 2001 series) #nn. |
| Characters | Eagle-Eyed Jake (I); Mrs. Gotrox (I); Hortense |
| Synopsis | Jake is called in to solve the theft of some pearls, and promptly discovers that there were no pearls in the first place! |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Russell Cole (signed as Alger) |
| Pencils | Russell Cole (signed as Alger) |
| Inks | Russell Cole (signed as Alger) |
| Letters | Russell Cole |
| Notes | Some info, letterer credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-27-09. |
| Reprinted | In Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 (DC, 2001 series) #nn. |
| Characters | Gus; Inspector Schmaltz; Reilly. |
| Synopsis | Series of four 1 panel detective-related gag cartoons. |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Fred Schwab |
| Pencils | Fred Schwab |
| Inks | Fred Schwab |
| Letters | Fred Schwab |
| Notes | Letterer credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-27-09. |
| Reprinted | In Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 (DC, 2001 series) #nn. |
| Characters | Buck Marshall (I, posing as Sam Wilson); un-named Sheriff; Volk; Jackson; Rawhide; Sanders (I, villain). |
| Synopsis | Buck is called in to discover the truth behind some rustling charges between two cattle ranchers that have had hard feelings for each other since a land deal went bad. |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Homer Fleming (signed) |
| Pencils | Homer Fleming (signed) |
| Inks | Homer Fleming (signed) |
| Notes | Story printed in black and white. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-27-09. |
| Reprinted | In Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 (DC, 2001 series) #nn. |
| Characters | Slam Bradley (I); Shorty Morgan (I); Sergeant Kelly; Captain Frawley; Rita Carlisle (I); Fui Onyui (I, villain). |
| Synopsis | The daughter of a chain-store magnate wants to hire Slam to guard her valuable poodle, and when he turns it down, Shorty volunteers. |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | Jerry Siegel (signed as Jerome Siegel) |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster (signed) |
| Inks | Joe Shuster (signed) |
| Notes | Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-27-09. |
| Reprinted | In Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1990 series) #nn; in Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 (DC, 2001 series) #nn. |