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CATALOG RECORD

Detective Comics #18

DC · Series began 1937 · August 1938

first appearance of Steve Malone

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Steve Malone (from Detective Comics) — introduction

Dates

Cover date
August 1938
On sale
July 6, 1938
Pages
68

Values

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Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Creig Flessel, Fred Guardineer, Bob Kane, Sven Elven, Bill Ely, Leo O'Mealia, Joe Shuster, Tom Hickey, Don Lynch, A. W. Nugentinks: Creig Flessel, Fred Guardineer, Bob Kane, Sven Elven, Bill Ely, Leo O'Mealia, Joe Shuster, Tom Hickey, Don Lynch, A. W. Nugentcolors: Creig Flesselscript: Bob Kane, Bill Ely, Sax Rohmer, Leo O'Mealia, Jerry Siegel, Vin Sullivan, Gardner Fox, A. W. Nugentletters: Sven Elven

Stories

  • The Hilton Diamond · 6 pages
  • Untitled · 1 pages

    Oscar mistakes a group of men in prison stripes for escaped convicts. In fact, they are heading for the Good Fellows Club Masquerade Ball

  • Murder in Texas · 6 pages

    Cosmo takes a vacation out west and gets involved in a case when his friend Sheriff Harvey is accused of murder.

  • The Maine Castle Mystery, Part 2 · 6 pages
  • The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, Part 2 · 4 pages
  • Death's Ruby · 8 pages

    Bart proposes to Sally.

  • The Golden Key · 2 pages

    Detective Lawton investigates the theft of a valuable painting.

  • The Coolie Smugglers, Part II · 12 pages
  • The Lavalle Case · 6 pages
  • In the Stratosphere · 13 pages

    Slam and Shorty encounter a strange rocket shaped plane being flown by a girl. It turns out to be an invention that two scientists are fighting over.

Characters

Slam BradleySpeed SaundersShorty MorganBart ReganCosmo, the Phantom of DisguiseBruce NelsonLarry SteeleSally NorrisSteve Malone

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