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Issue: Detective Comics #28
Publication Date: June 1939
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Issues: #28 of 883 Issues (1409 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/01/1939
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date is from Catalogue of Copyright Entries.
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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
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
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In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #1 [First Printing] published July 1990
as Cover - Detective Comics #28 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Batman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published May 2005
as Detective Comics #28 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Frenchy Blake's Jewel Gang

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Bat-Man [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Gimpy (Police stool pigeon); Kelly (Policeman); Frenchy Blake (villain); Blake's gang [Slick; others unnamed] (villains); jewel thieves (villains)
First Line: Wuxtry! $1000,000 jool robbery...
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.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #1 [First Printing] published July 1990
as Frenchy Blake's Jewel Gang [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Batman Chronicles #1 [First Printing] published May 2005
as Frenchy Blake's Jewel Gang [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagContinuum #3 published December 2007
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]excerpt
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose 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.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jest a Second
Character(s): Joe
First Line: Joe used to be a juggler in the circus!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Rosati Accordions
Character(s): John; Mildred; Frank
First Line: John, Mildred and Frank are excused for orchestra rehearsal.
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Pages: 0.25
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The Dope Ring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator
Character(s): Speed Saunders; Hawkins; George Casson; Policy Pete; Ina Marcy; Lt. Gregory; Clancy
First Line: Due to the recent widespread marijuana dope deaths, a determined effort has been...
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Pages: 6
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Killing by Proxy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, western
Feature(s): Buck Marshall, Range Detective
Character(s): Buck Marshall [Kid Fanner]; Billings; John Mason; Spot Sawyer
First Line: I need you're [sic] help.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Story printed in red and black only.
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Saboteurs Bomb Steamer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, espionage
Feature(s): Spy
Character(s): Bart Regan; Agent Jack Steele
First Line: The steamer Daro, of the Baralian Line...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Bagilan Ruby

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Crimson Avenger
Character(s): The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Lara Fay; Miss Blaine
First Line: Holy socks!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Human Cargo

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Captain Benson; Patrolman Thomson
First Line: With a mixed feeling of horror and nausea, the group of men gathered around...
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Text story with illustrations.
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The New Orleans Mardi Gras Murder, Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Bruce Nelson
Character(s): Bruce Nelson; Ed Lane; Lili Gravet
First Line: They say curiosity killed a cat...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Script previously credited to Hickey, but the Who's Who reveals only art credits.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, crime
Feature(s): Doctor Fu Manchu
Character(s): Dr. Fu Manchu; Sir Dennis Nayland Smith; Dr. Petrie; Rev. J. D. Eltham; Greba Eltham; Caesar (dog)
First Line: Suddenly the mastiff's howlings ceased...
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Reprint Notes: from Dr. Fu Manchu daily (Bell Syndicate)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Phil Ately]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stamp Detective
Character(s): George Washington
First Line: Have you ever seen George Washington with a mustache?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: 2nd page includes several ads from stamps dealers.
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The Truxon Hall Fox Hunt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise
Character(s): Cosmo; Colonel Carrington-Bayle; Elaine; Fisher (villain)
First Line: The famous manor of Colonel Carrington-Bayle...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Story printed in red and black only.
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The Whitethorne Inheritance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, mystery
Feature(s): Slam Bradley
Character(s): Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan; Sidney Whitethorne; Aunt Sadie Whitethorne; Higgins; Lucy Wentworth; Ronald Whitethorne
First Line: People who don't keep their hands to themselves...
Synopsis: Slam stands to inherit assets worth one million dollars if he can survive one night in Caleb Whitethorne's residence.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: A car identified as the Superman Streamline Six is purchased by Slam Bradley.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Comics; Movie Comics
Character(s): Hop Harrigan; Gene Autry
First Line: Thanks again, boys and girls of America...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spencer Fireworks Co.
First Line: See Dad!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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