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Issue: Detective Comics #1
Publication Date: March 1937
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Issues: #1 of 883 Issues (1409 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/10/1937
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 16 (9 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported to the U. S. Copyright Office.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint; glossy
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Sen Yoi
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published January 2001
as DC Unveils the First Comic Dedicated to a Single Theme [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The art credits were verified by Vin Sullivan himself.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The River Patrol

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Cyril "Speed" Saunders (introduction); Mr. Moran (introduction); Hen Velsor (a bayman); Joe Plum (Velsor's partner); Lu; Jake; Cap'n Scum (villain, introduction); Luke (villain)
Synopsis: Speed investigates the murder of several Chinamen along the wharf area and uncovers a human smuggling operation.
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In Content Item: FlagAction Comics [ashcan] #1 published December 1937
as The River Patrol [Story on Interior Page(s)]Remaindered pages, using only two wraps, or four pages of the comic story inside the ashcan.
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published January 2001
as The River Patrol [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Scripter and penciller credits verified by Millennium Edition: Detective Comics #1 (2000 series) #nn.

Alter Ego #118 (July 2013) verifies art credits.
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The Rhangwa Pearls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Cosmo, The Phantom of Disguise (introduction); Captain Burke (introduction); Gregory Dillingwater (introduction); Buckley (Dillingwater's butler); unnamed Inspector; Taro [also as unnamed Policeman and butler Buckley] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: A millionaire that has just bought the fabulously valuable Rhangwa Pearls receives a letter from someone threatening to steal them.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published January 2001
as The Rhangwa Pearls [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Scripter credit from Millennium Edition: Detective Comics #1 (2000 series) #nn.
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The Peruvian Mine Murders, Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Bret Lawton (introduction); Tim Morgan (introduction, mine owner); Jan (hotel manager); Fred Collins (Chief Engineer of Morgan's mines); Spider Malone (villain, introduction); unnamed Incan priest (villain)
Synopsis: Confronted by a series of murders, Bret forages into the Peruvian jungles to ascertain why a hole appears in each victim's throat, but they were not shot!
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published January 2001
as The Peruvian Mine Murders, Part 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Story printed in black and white.
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The Claws of the Red Dragon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Bruce Nelson (introduction); Erick von Holtzendorff (introduction); Sigrid von Holtzendorf (introduction); Sen Yoi (Introduction, villain); unnamed Chinese (villains, introduction for all)
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. Stranger still, another couple enters and is served anything they desire. When he decides to stick around and see what develops, he and the couple are suddenly grabbed and blindfolded!
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published January 2001
as The Claws of the Red Dragon [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Based on Wheeler-Nicholson's story "In the House of Fang Gow" (Street and Smith's Top-Notch, February 1933). Story continued next issue.
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The Gotlotz Jewels

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, mystery
Character(s): Gumshoe Gus (introduction); unnamed Police Commissioner; Mrs. Gotlotz; Reeves (butler)
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!
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published January 2001
as The Gotlotz Jewels [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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The Balinoff Case, Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Bart Regan [also as Captain Markham] (introduction, origin); unnamed Federal Government Chief (introduction); Sally Norris (introduction, Bart's fiancee); Olga Balinoff (villain, introduction)
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.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published January 2001
as The Balinoff Case, Part 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Continued in the next issue.
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The Gotrox Pearls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Eagle-Eyed Jake
Character(s): Eagle-Eyed Jake (introduction); Mrs. Gotrox (introduction); Hammock Jones (detective); 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!
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published January 2001
as The Gotrox Pearls [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Gus; Inspector Schmaltz; Reilly
First Line: Just 'cause he's got big feet an' a derby hat, Gus is taking a correspondence course in detecting!!
Synopsis: Series of four 1 panel detective-related gag cartoons.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published January 2001
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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The Bar S Rustlers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Buck Marshall [posing as Sam Wilson] (introduction); unnamed Sheriff; Volk; Jackson; Rawhide; Slick; Sanders (villain, introduction, owner of the Bar 8 Ranch)
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.
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In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published January 2001
as The Bar S Rustlers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Story printed in black and white. The Bar 8 Ranch is interchangeably called the Bar S Ranch throughout the story.
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The Streets of Chinatown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Slam Bradley (introduction); Shorty Morgan (introduction); Sergeant Kelly; Captain Frawley; Rita Carlisle (introduction, daughter of the Carlisle chain-store owner); Mimi (Rita's dog); Fui Onyui (villain, introduction); unnamed antique store owner (villain, death)
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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAction Comics [ashcan] #1 published December 1937
as The Streets of Chinatown [Story on Interior Page(s)]Remaindered pages, using only two wraps, or four pages of the comic story inside the ashcan.
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told #[nn] published March 1990
as The Streets of Chinatown [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Detective Comics 1 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published January 2001
as The Streets of Chinatown [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
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Next Month: A Big Second Helping!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Detective Comics
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Factory to You

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Remington Rand
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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