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Issue: Detective Comics #6
Publication Date: August 1937
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Issues: #6 of 883 Issues (1409 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/10/1937
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (9 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Speed Saunders
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In Issue: FlagAction! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011
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Pages: 1
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News!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): More Fun Comics
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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The Mystery of the Lost Ape

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Speed Saunders; a talking ape (villain, introduction, death); Roskoffin (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: Summer --- even the sordid waterfront...
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Gardner Fox does not begin writing until issue 18.
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The Law at Work

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Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 1
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Mystery of the Wholesale Kidnappings, Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Larry Steele
Character(s): Dutch (villain, introduction); Squinty (villain, introduction); Larry Steele
First Line: If anybody calls, Marie...
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Pages: 6
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The Disappearing Diamonds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Jaeger (villain, introduction); Lunt (villain, introduction); Cosmo; Bruce
First Line: Cosmo mounts the steps...
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Pages: 6
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The Claws of the Red Dragon [Part 6]

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Stucchi (villain); Chin Lung (villain, introduction?); Bruce Nelson; Sigrid
First Line: I really do appreciate...
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Pages: 12
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Tropical Trouble

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Russ Brent; George Donavan; Mr. Johnson; Pedro; Manuel
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Pages: 6
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A Bum Disguise

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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Gumshoe Gus
First Line: I getcha, chief!
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Pages: 4
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The Investigation of Captain Hanley

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Captain Hanley; a spy; Bart Regan; Sally
First Line: Registered at the Hotel Royale...
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Pages: 4
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The Mad Scientist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Mr. Chang
Character(s): Dr. Hugo Von Gratz (villain, introduction, death); Egor (villain, introduction); Mr. Chang; Daniels
First Line: Gosh, Jean...
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: last appearance
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In Mexico

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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Don Carlos; Pedro; their gang; Slam Bradley; Shorty
First Line: Since you're too old to be spanked...
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Pages: 13
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A Landslide!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): New Adventure Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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