Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #58

Cover Date: January 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1941-10-21

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Fred Ray
Inks: Jerry Robinson

Story: [No Title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Jerry Robinson, George Roussos
Lettering	George Roussos
Assistant editing	Murray Boltinoff, Mort Weisinger
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Penguin (first appearance; a jewel and art thief; takes control of a large criminal gang)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-Two versions.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Archives #2 (1994)

The Batman Chronicles #5 (2008)

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016)

Batman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)

Batman Arkham: Penguin (2018)

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Second Story: "The Cigarette Murder" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ed Winiarski
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Speed Saunders (next in Sensation Comics Vol. 2 #1)

Villain(s):

Saul Adams (first appearance; kills a police informant)

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Third Story: [No Title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jack Lehti
Pencils	Jack Lehti
Inks	Charles Paris
Lettering	Charles Paris
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Crimson Avenger

Supporting Character(s):

Wing

Villain(s):

Smith and Smythe (first appearance for both; escape artists and kidnappers)

Location(s):

Hollywood, CA

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Fourth Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Howard Sherman
Lettering	Howard Sherman
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

Kidnappers

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