Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #36

Cover Date: February 1940
Cover Price: $.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Bob Kane (signed)

Story: [No Title] (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Art	Bob Kane
Pencils	Jerry Robinson (backrounds)
Lettering	Jerry Robinson
Editing	Vin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Professor Hugo Strange and his gang (first appearance; next in Batman Vol. 1 #1/2; generates a heavy fog to commit crimes)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

Batman uncharacteristically uses a gun in this story.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Archives #1 (1990)

The Batman Chronicles #1 (2005)

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2015)

Batman: The Golden Age #1 (2016)

Batman Arkham: Hugo Strange (2018)

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Second Story: "The Spider" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Gardner Fox
Art	Fred Guardineer
Lettering	Fred Guardineer
Editing	Vin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Speed Saunders

Villain(s):

The Spider (first appearance; Roberta Rogers; poses as a male nightclub owner and steals valuable jewelry and gems around town)

Location(s):

New York City, NY

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Third Story: [No title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Sven Elven
Lettering	Sven Elven
Editing	Vin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Cosmo

Location(s):

Arizona

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Fourth Story: [No title] (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jerry Siegel
Art	Mart Bailey
Editing	Vin Sullivan

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Shanghai, China

Mongolia

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