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Issue Details

Issue #28
Published June 1939
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Vincent Sullivan

Cover Details

Genre crime
Pencils Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks Fred Guardineer (signed)
Letters Fred Guardineer
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990); In Batman Chronicles, The (DC, 2005 series) #1

6 page The Bat-Man story "Frenchy Blake's Jewel Gang"

Characters The Bat-Man [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Gimpy; Frenchy Blake (villain).
Synopsis Using information obtained from a Police stool pigeon, the Bat-Man sets aim on one Frenchy Blake, leader of a notorious jewel theft ring.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Bob Kane (signed as Rob't Kane)
Inks Bob Kane (signed as Rob't Kane)
Letters Bob Kane
Notes In his book "Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters and the Birth of the Comic Book" (Basic Books, 2004), Gerard Jones incorrectly attributes the inks to Jerry Robinson. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-9-09.
Reprinted In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990); In Batman Chronicles, The (DC, 2005 series) #1

Half page Jest a Second filler

Genre humor
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane
Letters Bob Kane?
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-9-09.

6 page Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator story "Dope Ring"

Characters Speed Saunders
Genre detective
Pencils Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks Fred Guardineer (signed)
Letters Fred Guardineer

6 page Buck Marshall, Range Detective story "Killing by Proxy"

Characters Buck Marshall
Genre western
Pencils Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)
Inks Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming)
Notes Story printed in red and black only.

6 page Spy story "Saboteurs Bob Steamer"

Characters Bart Regan
Genre adventure
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Joe Shuster (signed)
Inks Joe Shuster (signed)

6 page The Crimson Avenger story "The Bagilan Ruby"

Characters The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing.
Genre superhero
Script Jim Chambers (signed)
Pencils Jim Chambers (signed)
Inks Jim Chambers (signed)

2 page text story "Human Cargo"

Genre adventure
Script Jack Anthony (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Bruce Nelson story "The New Orleans Mardi Gras Murder] [Part 2"

Characters Bruce Nelson
Genre detective
Script Tom Hickey (signed)
Pencils Tom Hickey (signed)
Inks Tom Hickey (signed)

4 page Doctor Fu Manchu story

Characters Dr. Fu Manchu
Genre adventure
Script Sax Rohmer (signed)
Pencils Leo O'Mealia?
Inks Leo O'Mealia?
Notes Artist credits by Craig Delich (Nov. 2005).

6 page Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story "The Truxon Hall Fox Hunt"

Characters Cosmo
Genre adventure
Script Sven Elven?
Pencils Sven Elven (signed)
Inks Sven Elven (signed)
Notes Story printed in red and black only.

13 page Slam Bradley story "The Whitethorne Inheritance"

Characters Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Joe Shuster (signed)
Inks Joe Shuster (signed)