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{{Comic Template
 
| Title = Detective Comics
 
| Title = Detective Comics
| Image = Detective_Comics_37.jpg
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| Image = Detective_Comics_Vol 1 37.jpg
 
| Volume = 1
 
| Volume = 1
 
| Issue = 37
 
| Issue = 37
 
| Month = 3
 
| Month = 3
 
| Year = 1940
 
| Year = 1940
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| ReleaseDate = February 6, 1940
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| Publisher = DC Comics
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| Indicia Publisher = Detective Comics, Inc.
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| Brand/Imprint =
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| Country = USA
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| OriginalPrice = $0.10
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| Pages = 68
   
 
| Executive Editor = Vincent Sullivan
 
| Executive Editor = Vincent Sullivan
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| Inker8_1 = Mart Bailey
 
| Inker8_1 = Mart Bailey
   
| Quotation = Don't you think that fellow might catch cold with his chest exposed like that?
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| Quotation =
| Speaker = [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two)|Batman]]
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| Speaker =
   
 
| StoryTitle1 = Batman: "The Screaming House"
 
| StoryTitle1 = Batman: "The Screaming House"
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| Synopsis1 =
| Synopsis1 = [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two)|Batman]] hears screams coming from an old abandoned house and decides to go take a look at what was going on. Inside the house, a man named Joey is being tortured by thugs. [[Batman]] knocks out some thugs but then Joey knocks out the rest of the thugs and knocks out [[Batman]]. When [[Batman]] awakes, he follows Joey and he leads him to man name Turg and he has already killed Joey. [[Batman]] discovers that Turg and his gang are planning to destroy an incoming vessel. [[Batman]] prevents the thugs from destroying the ship and defeats what is part of gang. [[Batman]] then finds clues that lead him to the leader of the gang, Count Grutt who is also Turg. Batman battles Turg once more and saves the day for [[Gotham City]]
 
 
   
 
| StoryTitle2 = Bart Regan, Spy: "The Ring of Death"
 
| StoryTitle2 = Bart Regan, Spy: "The Ring of Death"
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| StoryTitle4 = The Crimson Avenger: "Laura Burlingame's been Kidnapped"
 
| StoryTitle4 = The Crimson Avenger: "Laura Burlingame's been Kidnapped"
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| Synopsis4 =
| Synopsis4 = [http://www.dcindexes.com/indexes/indexes.php?character=7&choice=appearances] plot summary from dcindexes.com <br/>The Crimson Avenger learns that Laura Burlingame, the daughter of a wealthy couple, has been kidnapped. Burlingame's former business partner J.N. Worthy is requested as the go-between to leave the ransom money. The Crimson Avenger witnesses the meeting with Worthy, then follows the kidnappers to their hide-out. He ensures the girl is safe, then waits for the head of the gang to arrive. Worthy turns out to be the kidnapping ring-leader. The Crimson Avenger surprises the crooks, rescues the girl, then escapes before the police can arrest him too.
 
 
| StoryTitle5 = Speed Saunders: "The Crime Roundup"
 
| StoryTitle5 = Speed Saunders: "The Crime Roundup"
 
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| StoryTitle8 = Slam Bradley: "A Dynamite Gift"
 
| StoryTitle8 = Slam Bradley: "A Dynamite Gift"
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| Synopsis8 = [http://www.dcindexes.com/indexes/indexes.php?character=7&choice=appearances] plot summary from dcindexes.com <br/>Slam and Shorty inherit a race horse named Dynamite from a wealthy client they once helped. The horse is soon stolen by Jean Kennedy, the former owner's daughter. Slam agrees to let Jean keep half interest in the horse, since she knows more about taking care of him. They then begin training the horse to race. <br/> -- Gambler Chips Grant takes an interest in fixing races. First he tries to drug the horse, then he tries to blackmail the jockey. Slam foils his plans, and Shorty substitutes for the jockey in the Kentucky Derby. Dynamite wins the race, then Slam and Shorty sell their interest in the horse back to Jean.
 
   
 
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'''Featured Characters:'''
 
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* {{a|[[Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two)|Batman]]}}
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* {{a|[[W:C:DC:Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two)|Batman]]}}
 
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* {{a|[[Bartholomew Regan (Earth-Two)|Bart Regan]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Bartholomew Regan (Earth-Two)|Bart Regan]]}}
 
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* Ligoni {{Only}}
 
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* Jim Lacey {{Only}}
 
* Jim Lacey {{Only}}
 
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* {{a|[[Cosmo (Earth-Two)|Cosmo]]}}
 
* {{a|[[Cosmo (Earth-Two)|Cosmo]]}}
 
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* Barker {{Only}}
 
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* Laura's parents {{Only}}
 
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* Guss Rolling {{Only}}
 
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* Miss Cooper {{Only}}
 
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* "The Screaming House" is reprinted in {{c|Batman #237}}, {{c|Batman Archives #1}}, and ''[[Batman Chronicles Vol 2 1|Batman Chronicles #1]]''.
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* "The Screaming House" is reprinted in {{c|Batman #237}}, {{co|Batman Archives Vol 1 (Collected)}}, and {{co|Batman Chronicles Vol 1 (Collected)}}.
* In ''[[Batman Chronicles Vol 2 1|Batman Chronicles #1]]'', ''The Screaming House'' is called ''The Spies''.
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* In {{co|Batman Chronicles Vol 1 (Collected)}}, ''The Screaming House'' is called ''The Spies''.
 
* Final appearance of [[Cosmo (Earth-Two)|Cosmo]] in [[Detective Comics Vol 1|Detective Comics]]. Next issue, "Red Logan" begins.
 
* Final appearance of [[Cosmo (Earth-Two)|Cosmo]] in [[Detective Comics Vol 1|Detective Comics]]. Next issue, "Red Logan" begins.
 
* Aside from the stories above, this issue contains:
 
* Aside from the stories above, this issue contains:

Revision as of 13:05, 11 February 2019




Appearing in Batman: "The Screaming House"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • None

Villains:

  • Count Grutt (Elias Turg) (Only appearance; dies)[1]
  • Carl (Single appearance)[1]
  • Al (Single appearance)[1]

Other Characters:

  • Joey (Only appearance; dies)[1]

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for Batman: "The Screaming House"

  • Synopsis not yet written.

Appearing in Bart Regan, Spy: "The Ring of Death"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

  • Ligoni (Single appearance)[1]
  • Jim Lacey (Single appearance)[1]

Other Characters:

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:



Synopsis for Bart Regan, Spy: "The Ring of Death"

  • Synopsis not yet written.

Appearing in Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "Mutiny on the Sea Swan"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

  • Mister Abrams (Single appearance)[1]
  • Boroff (Single appearance)[1]
  • Tom Barowsky (Single appearance)[1]
  • Aleck Corigah (Single appearance)[1]
  • Alex (Single appearance)[1]

Other Characters:

  • Barker (Single appearance)[1]

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:



Synopsis for Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "Mutiny on the Sea Swan"

  • Synopsis not yet written.

Appearing in The Crimson Avenger: "Laura Burlingame's been Kidnapped"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

  • J. N. Worthy (Single appearance)[1]
  • Kidnappers (Single appearance)[1]

Other Characters:

  • Laura Burlingame (Single appearance)[1]
  • Laura's parents (Single appearance)[1]

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:



Synopsis for The Crimson Avenger: "Laura Burlingame's been Kidnapped"

  • Synopsis not yet written.

Appearing in Speed Saunders: "The Crime Roundup"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Patsy Ross (Single appearance)[1]

Villains:

  • Limpy Lee (Single appearance)[1]
  • Joe Forrest (Single appearance)[1]

Other Characters:

  • Mayor Smith (Single appearance)[1]
  • Hogan (Single appearance)[1]
  • Guss Rolling (Single appearance)[1]

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:



Synopsis for Speed Saunders: "The Crime Roundup"

  • Synopsis not yet written.

Appearing in Steve Malone: "Miss Cooper is Kidnapped"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Happy
  • Ed (Single appearance)[1]

Villains:

  • Trigger (Single appearance)[1]
  • Spats (Single appearance)[1]
  • Joe (Single appearance)[1]

Other Characters:

  • Harold S. Cooper (Single appearance)[1]
  • Miss Cooper (Single appearance)[1]

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:



Synopsis for Steve Malone: "Miss Cooper is Kidnapped"

  • Synopsis not yet written.

Appearing in Cliff Crosby: "Judge Carson"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Teddy Jenson (First appearance)

Villains:

  • "Buck" Dawson (Single appearance)[1]

Other Characters:

  • Judge Carson (Single appearance)[1]

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:



Synopsis for Cliff Crosby: "Judge Carson"

  • Synopsis not yet written.

Appearing in Slam Bradley: "A Dynamite Gift"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

  • "Chip" Grant (Only appearance; dies)[1]
  • Murphy (Single appearance)[1]
  • "Blade" Roscoe

Other Characters:

  • Jean Kennedy (Single appearance)[1]
  • Dynamite -horse (Single appearance)[1]
  • Stevens (Single appearance)[1]

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:



Synopsis for Slam Bradley: "A Dynamite Gift"

  • Synopsis not yet written.


Notes

  • "Murder at Sea" by John Randall (text story)
  • "Tiny"

See Also


Recommended Reading

Footnotes

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