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37March 1940
$0.10

Detective Comics #37

DC · March 1940 · on sale 1940-02-02

First appearance: Cliff Crosby
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#37
Publication date
March 1940
Key date
1940-03-00
On-sale date
1940-02-02
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Cliff Crosby - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry RobinsonBatman, Bruce Wayne
2The Screaming Housecomic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; inks: Bob Kane; letters: Jerry RobinsonBatman, Bruce Wayne
3Ordered to March Across the Oceancartoon1script: George Papp; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: George Papp
4The Ring of Deathcomic story6script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Maurice Kashuba; inks: Maurice KashubaBart Regan
5Mutiny on the Sea Swancomic story6script: Sven Elven; pencils: Sven Elvén; inks: Sven ElvénCosmo, the Phantom of Disguise
6Laura Burlingame's Been Kidnappedcomic story6script: Jim Chambers; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Harry LuceyThe Crimson Avenger, Wing How, Lee Travis, Wing
7Murder at Seatext story1script: John Randall
11The Crime Roundupcomic story6script: Fox; pencils: Guardineer; inks: Guardineer; letters: Fred GuardineerSpeed Saunders
12Miss Cooper Is Kidnappedcomic story6pencils: Don Lynch; inks: Don LynchSteve Malone
13Judge Carsoncomic story6script: Chad Grothkopf; pencils: Chad Grothkopf; inks: Chad Grothkopf; letters: Chad GrothkopfCliff Crosby First
14-comic story1script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred SchwabTiny
15Small Decisions; Briefly Notedtext article0.5letters: typeset
17A Dynamite Giftcomic story10script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Mart Bailey; inks: Mart BaileySlam Bradley, Shorty Morgan
18Six Big Headline Features for the "Big Six" Comic Magazines!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman #2371971On eBay ›
Batman Archives #1
ISBN 0-930289-60-9		1990On eBay ›
The Batman Chronicles #1
ISBN 1-4012-0445-7		2005On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6009-5		2016On eBay ›
Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 #[nn]
ISBN 9780785832836		2015On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6333-1		2016On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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