Publishers / DC / Detective Comics (1937) / #39
39May 1940
$0.10

Detective Comics #39

DC · May 1940 · on sale 1940-04-05

First appearance: Red Logan
How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#39
Publication date
May 1940
Key date
1940-05-00
On-sale date
1940-04-05
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Why this issue matters

First appearance of Red Logan - 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, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
2The Horde of the Green Dragon!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; letters: Jerry RobinsonBatman, Dick Grayson, Julie Madison, Robin, Bruce Wayne
3Here It Is!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane, Jerry RobinsonBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
4The Chauffeur Spycomic story6script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Maurice Kashuba; inks: Maurice KashubaBart Regan
5Cobra on the Loosecomic story5.5pencils: Ken Ernst; inks: Ken ErnstRed Logan First
7Switch the Switchcomic story6script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiThe Crimson Avenger, Wing How, Lee Travis
8Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathon Swifttext article0.5letters: typeset
10Stamp Itemstext article0.25letters: typeset
12The Case of the Siva Statuecomic story6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer; letters: Fred GuardineerSpeed Saunders
13Morton Hijacking & Co.comic story6pencils: Don Lynch; inks: Don LynchSteve Malone
14Larson's Boy Gets Kidnappedcomic story6script: Chad Grothkopf; pencils: Chad Grothkopf; inks: Chad Grothkopf; letters: Chad GrothkopfCliff Crosby
15White Traptext story1.33script: Fredric Wells; pencils: Whitney Ellsworth; inks: Whitney Ellsworth
18The French Impersonationcomic story10script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Dennis Neville; inks: Dennis NevilleSlam Bradley, Shorty Morgan
19The 'Big Six' Comic Magazines Still Lead the Field!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 5.42 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman Archives #1
ISBN 0-930289-60-9
1990On eBay ›
The Batman Chronicles #2
ISBN 1-4012-0790-1
2006On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6009-5
2016On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6333-1
2016On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Before you buy

  • Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
  • Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
  • Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com