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Issue Details

Issue #27
Published June 1938
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Vincent Sullivan
Notes Second issue published by Detective Comics Inc.

Cover Details

Characters Diver; shark
Pencils Creig Flessel
Inks Creig Flessel
Notes Second issue published by Detective Comics Inc.

3 page Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers story "The Train Robbery: Part 27"

Genre western
Script Homer Fleming
Pencils Homer Fleming
Inks Homer Fleming
Notes last appearance

4 page Federal Men story "The Cobra: Part 1"

Characters V: The Cobra (I)
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Joe Shuster
Inks Joe Shuster

6 page Golden Dragon story "Episode 22"

Script Tom Hickey
Pencils Tom Hickey
Inks Tom Hickey

4 page Rusty and His Pals story "The Pirate Ship: Part 2"

Characters V: Chen Fu
Genre adventure
Script Bob Kane
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane

2 page text story "Firing Squad Fizzle"

Script Gardner Fox [as Paul Dean]
Letters typeset

4 page Detective Sergeant Carey of the Chinatown Squad story "Murder at the Thousand Bleeding Dragons: Part 9"

Characters Sin Fu (villain)
Genre detective
Script Joe Donohoe
Pencils Joe Donohoe
Inks Joe Donohoe
Notes Conclusion of adventure. First two pages in black, white, and red; last two pages in black and white.

2 page Cal 'n' Alec story

Genre adventure; humor
Script Ray Burley
Pencils Ray Burley
Inks Ray Burley

6 page Captain Desmo story "Genghis Akhim: Part 2"

Characters V: Genghis Akhim
Genre adventure
Script Ed Winiarski
Pencils Ed Winiarski
Inks Ed Winiarski
Colors black,white, and red

2 page Dale Daring story "The Red Hatchet: Part 5"

Characters V: Dwan Yo (I)
Genre adventure
Script Will Ely
Pencils Will Ely
Inks Will Ely

2 page Ol' Oz Bopp story

Genre Gags
Script Russell Cole
Pencils Russell Cole (Alger)
Inks Russell Cole

4 page Sandor story "Rajah Maharajah: Part 23"

Script Homer Fleming
Pencils Homer Fleming
Inks Homer Fleming
Notes last appearance

2 page Professor Doolittle story

Genre Gags
Script Bob Kane
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane

1 page Sam the Porter story

Genre Gags
Script Russell Cole
Pencils Russell Cole (Alger)
Inks Russell Cole

2 page Don Coyote story

Genre adventure; humor
Script Ray Burley
Pencils Ray Burley
Inks Ray Burley
Colors ? (black, white, and red)

6 page Robin Hood story "Episode 5"

Script Sven Elven
Pencils Sven Elven
Inks Sven Elven

2 page Butch the Pup story

Genre Gags

4 page Tod Hunter story "The God of the Ruby Eye: Part 1"

Characters I: Tod Hunter, Tommy Withers
Genre adventure
Script Jim Chambers
Pencils Jim Chambers
Inks Jim Chambers

4 page Nadir, Master of Magic story "Pearl of the Bleeding Heart: Part 11"

Characters V: The Renegade
Genre occult
Script Will Ely
Pencils Will Ely
Inks Will Ely
Notes conclusion of adventure

1 page Goofo the Great story

Genre Gags
Script Russell Cole
Pencils Russell Cole (Alger)
Inks Russell Cole