| Unofficial Detective Comics Index |
DETECTIVE COMICS #40
Cover Date: June 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1940-05-03
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Cover Credits:
Art: Bob Kane (signed)
Inks: Jerry Robinson
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Credits:
| Story | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson |
| Lettering | Jerry Robinson |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Robin
- Julie Madison (next in issue #49)
Villain(s):
- Clayface (Basil Karlo; first appearance; a washed up actor who kills actors working in a remake of his greatest movie; next in issue #49)
- Roxy Brenner and his gang (first appearance; a gangster trying to extort the studio owner)
Location(s):
- Gotham City
- Argus Motion Picture Company
Story Reprinted in:
- Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (October 1971)
- Batman Archives #1 (1990)
- The Batman Chronicles #2 (2006)
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2015)
- Batman: The Golden Age #1 (2016)
- Batman Arkham: Clayface (2017)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Lehti |
| Art | Jack Lehti |
| Lettering | Jack Lehti |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Mac
- Wing (behind the scenes)
Villain(s):
- Unnamed scientist and his gang (first appearance for all; uses a paralysis ray to commit crimes)
Comment(s):
- Crimson uses a red version of one of the non-paralysis suits over his street clothes.
Credits:
| Story | Gardner Fox |
| Art | Fred Guardineer |
| Lettering | Fred Guardineer |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Jewel thieves (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
- New Jersey
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | Howard Sherman |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- South Side Mob (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY