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Detective Comics 23

DETECTIVE COMICS #23

Cover Date: January 1939
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Fred Guardineer


Story: "The Ski Murder" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
ArtFred Guardineer
LetteringFred Guardineer
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Speed Saunders

Location(s):

A Ski lodge

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the winter.


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Second Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJim Chambers
LetteringJim Chambers
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Crimson Avenger (last in Justice League of America 80-Page Giant Vol. 2 #1/4)

Supporting Character(s):

Wing (last in Crimson Avenger #4)

Villain(s):

The Boss (first appearance; uses "zombis" to kill other gangsters to take over all the mobs)

Comment(s):

Lee's paper is referred to as the Union Leader and Globe Herald once in this story.


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Third Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtSven Elven
LetteringSven Elven
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Cosmo

Villain(s):

McQuaid and his gang (first appearance; kill a gold mine heir for his identity)


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Fourth Story: [No title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtJoe Shuster
LetteringJoe Shuster
EditingVin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley (travels to 2,000,000 AD)

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan (travels to 2,000,000 AD)

Other Character(s):

Professor Kenton (first appearance; builds a "Time-Flier" and travels to 2,000,000 AD)
A Plant Man, A Bird Man and a human (first appearance; in 2,000,000 AD)

Location(s):

New York City, NY
Earth (2,000,000 AD)

Comment(s):

This story continues in the next issue.


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