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Cover of Detective Comics #52
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CATALOG RECORD

Detective Comics #52

DC · Series began 1937 · June 1941

Dates

Cover date
June 1941
On sale
April 30, 1941
Pages
68

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Bob Kane, Ed Moore, Jack Lehti, Henry Boltinoff, Cliff Young, Stan Asch, Ed Winiarski, Chad Grothkopf, Stan Kaye, Don Lynch, Howard Shermaninks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, Ed Moore, Charles Paris, Henry Boltinoff, Cliff Young, Stan Asch, Ed Winiarski, Chad Grothkopf, Stan Kaye, Don Lynch, Howard Shermanscript: Bill Finger, Jerry Siegel, Jack Lehti, Henry Boltinoff, Chad Grothkopf, Joseph Stoneletters: George Roussos, Charles Paris, Henry Boltinoff, Chad Grothkopf

Stories

  • The Secret of the Jade Box · 12 pages

    Batman and Robin must solve the mystery of the "Khan" ring, a ring that once belonged to Ghengis Khan, and whose relative now wears it, and has started a protection racket.

  • The Secret Flame · Spy · 6 pages
  • Deanna the Bareback Rider · The Crimson Avenger · 5 pages
  • The Case of the Cunning Crooks · Larry Steele, Private Detective · 6 pages
  • The Hidden Treasure · 6 pages
  • Proof of a Champion · 1.25 pages
  • Lucky Arthur · 8 pages

Reprinted in

Batman Archives (1990), The Batman Chronicles (2005), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Batman: The Golden Age (2016)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

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