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Issue Details

Issue #26
Published May 1938
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Vincent Sullivan
Notes First issue published by Detective Comics Inc. per the indicia.

Cover Details

Characters Indian (fighting eagle)
Pencils Creig Flessel (signed)
Inks Creig Flessel (signed)
Notes First issue published by Detective Comics Inc. per the indicia.

3 page Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers story "The Train Robbery: Part 26"

Genre western
Script Homer Fleming
Pencils Homer Fleming
Inks Homer Fleming

4 page Federal Men story "The Safety Patrol"

Characters V: A reckless driver (merciless scum D)
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Joe Shuster
Inks Joe Shuster

4 page Nadir, Master of Magic story "Pearl of the Bleeding Heart: Part 10"

Characters V: The Captain (D), Sammy, the Renegade (I for both)
Genre occult
Script Will Ely
Pencils Will Ely
Inks Will Ely

5 page Rusty and His Pals story "The Pirate Ship: Part 1"

Characters I: Rusty, Specs, and Tubby; V: Chen Fu (I)
Genre adventure
Script Bob Kane
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane

2 page Don Coyote filler

Genre adventure
Script Ray Burley
Pencils Ray Burley
Inks Ray Burley
Notes Black and white.

2 page text story "Smoke-Eater's Dessert"

Script Jack Anthony
Letters typeset

1 page Goofo the Great story

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

2 page Dale Daring story "The Red Hatchet: Part 4"

Genre adventure
Script Will Ely
Pencils Will Ely
Inks Will Ely

6 page Captain Desmo story "Captain Desmo Flies Again!"

Characters I: Captain Desmo (a pilot); V: Genghis Ahkim (I)
Genre adventure
Script Ed Winiarski
Pencils Ed Winiarski
Inks Ed Winiarski
Colors black and white

2 page Professor Doolittle filler

Characters I: Prof. Doolittle
Genre gag
Script Bob Kane
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane

6 page Click Evans story "In the War Zone"

Characters I: Click Evans (a newsreel cameraman)
Genre adventure
Script Maurice Kashuba
Pencils Maurice Kashuba
Inks Maurice Kashuba
Colors black and white
Notes only appearance

2 page Ol' Oz Bopp story

Genre Gags
Script Russell Cole
Pencils Russell Cole
Inks Russell Cole

2 page Cal 'n' Alec story

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

4 page Detective Sergeant Carey of the Chinatown Squad story "Murder at the Thousand Bleeding Dragons: Part 8"

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

8 page Robin Hood story "Episode 4"

Characters I: Little John and the Merry Men
Script Sven Elven
Pencils Sven Elven
Inks Sven Elven

4 page Sandor story "Rajah Maharajah: Part 22"

Characters V: Rajah Maharajah
Script Homer Fleming
Pencils Homer Fleming
Inks Homer Fleming

4 page Golden Dragon story "Episode 21"

Script Tom Hickey
Pencils Tom Hickey
Inks Tom Hickey

1 page Sam the Porter story

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