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58December 1941
$0.10

Detective Comics #58

DC · December 1941 · on sale 1941-10-21

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#58
Publication date
December 1941
Key date
1941-12-00
On-sale date
1941-10-21
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Jerry RobinsonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups of All Time!!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos; letters: George RoussosBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Great Bustolli (sculptor, cameo); Count Perel; Jones (museum guard); The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] [also as Mr. Boniface] (villain, introduction); The Boss (villain, death); Boss' gang (villains)
4-comic story6pencils: Ed Moore; inks: Ed MooreBart Regan
5-cartoon0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
7The Case of the Frightened Sistercomic story6pencils: Cliff Young; inks: Cliff YoungLarry Steele
8Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
9The Smuggler's Sloops; Sergeant Yorkin-house column0.67script: Josette Frank
10Vacation at Lake Cobaltcomic story6script: Chad Grothkopf; pencils: Chad Grothkopf; inks: Chad Grothkopf; letters: Chad GrothkopfCliff Crosby
11Adventure Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.25letters: typeset
14The Cigarette Murdercomic story6pencils: Ed Winiarski; inks: Ed WiniarskiSpeed Saunders
15Hill Hatetext story1.25script: Edward Miles
17Smith and Smythecomic story4script: Jack Lehti; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Charles ParisThe Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis] (no cape); Smith; Smythe; Wing
18Old Favorites!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
19Star Spangled Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.25letters: typeset
20New Features!promo (ad from the publisher)0.25letters: typeset
21Murder in the Metropolitan Hotelcomic story6pencils: Don Lynch; inks: Don LynchSteve Malone
23-cartoon0.5script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill; letters: Ray McGill
24Everything Happens to Slam!comic story8pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
25Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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