Detective Comics (1937-2011) #1
by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Homer Fleming, Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Creig Flessel, Sven Elven
About this book
An anthology comic, in the manner of the times, Detective Comics #1 (March 1937) featured stories in the "hard-boiled detective" genre, with such stars as Slam Bradley (created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster before their character Superman saw print two years later); Cosmo ("the Phantom of Disguise); Buck Marshall ("Range Detective"); and Speed Saunders, among others. Its editor, Vin Sullivan, also drew the debut issue's cover. It features the character "Fui Onyui" who served as the "yellow peril" villain (battled by Slam Bradley and his humourous sidekick Shorty Morgan).No Batman until issue #27.
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