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CATALOG RECORD

Detective Comics #49

DC · Series began 1937 · March 1941

Dates

Cover date
March 1941
On sale
January 29, 1941
Pages
68

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Bob Kane, Ed Moore, Jack Lehti, Henry Boltinoff, Ken Ernst, Fred Schwab, Ed Winiarski, Chad Grothkopf, Fred Ray, Don Lynch, Howard Sherman, Fred Harmaninks: Jerry Robinson, Bob Kane, George Roussos, Ed Moore, Henry Boltinoff, Ken Ernst, Fred Schwab, Ed Winiarski, Chad Grothkopf, Fred Ray, Don Lynch, Howard Sherman, Fred Harmanscript: Bill Finger, Jerry Siegel, Jack Lehti, Henry Boltinoff, Fred Schwab, Chad Grothkopf, Gardner Foxletters: George Roussos, Henry Boltinoff, Fred Schwab, Chad Grothkopf

Stories

  • Clayface Walks Again! · 13 pages

    Julie breaks off her engagement to Bruce, and leaves for a career in movies. However, the escape of Basil Karlo, and his revenge against Argus Pictures and Portia Storme brings the Batman into the picture.

  • Sabotage · Spy · 6 pages

    Bart tries to figure out who sabotaged his plane.

  • The Echo · 6 pages

    A mad scientist builds a giant android robot and uses it to terrorize the city.

  • The Case of the Streamlined Train · 5 pages
  • Rex · 0.33 pages
  • Murder at the Baldwins · 6 pages
  • Cliff Crosby Smashes the Loan Shark Racket! · 6 pages
  • Letter Perfect · 1 pages
  • Grace Carmen · 5 pages
  • The Case of the Frightened Crooner · 8 pages

Publisher’s description

Clayface returns!

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanDick GraysonRobin

Reprinted in

Batman Archives (1990), Batman in the Forties (2004), The Batman Chronicles (2005), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Batman: The Golden Age (2016)

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