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53July 1941
$0.10

Detective Comics #53

DC · July 1941 · on sale 1941-05-28

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
July 1941
Key date
1941-07-00
On-sale date
1941-05-28
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry RobinsonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2Viola Vanecomic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Viola Vane (actress); Jim Daly (friend of Wayne); Mack (newspaper editor); Mr. Robinson (newspaper owner); Viola's mother; Viola's father; Toothy (villain)
3-cartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
4You Demanded It!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
5The Opium Smugglerscomic story6script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Ed Moore; inks: Ed MooreBart Regan
7The Craig Storycomic story5script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Charles ParisThe Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing
8-cartoon0.33
11Take My Word!cartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
12Here It Is - Boys and Girls All-Flash Quarterly No. 1!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
13Mystery of the Late Mr. Barnescomic story6pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff YoungLarry Steele
15Murder on the Diamondcomic story6pencils: Win; inks: WinSpeed Saunders
17-comic story5script: Chad Grothkopf; pencils: Chad Grothkopf; inks: Chad Grothkopf; letters: Chad GrothkopfCliff Crosby; Kay Nevers; Shorty Jones
19Kept Promisetext story1.17script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Stan Kaye; inks: Stan Kaye
21-comic story6pencils: Don Lynch; inks: Don LynchSteve Malone; Lightfinger Louie (villain); Pierre (villain)
22-comic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
23At the Top of the Field!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 7.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Batman Archives #2
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The Batman Chronicles #4
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Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1
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