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Detective Comics #19

DC · Series began 1937 · September 1938

Dates

Cover date
September 1938
On sale
August 5, 1938
Pages
68

Editions and covers

Creators

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

Stories

  • The Grogan Case · 6 pages
  • The Invisibility Formula · 6 pages

    Dr. Wainwright's invisibility formula is stolen from his laboratory by the Raven, and assistant Adams is found tied up. Lured from the crime scene with word the Raven has been arrested, Kent is saved from killers by Wendy, whose father was swindled out of $4 million by the Raven. The real villain, disguised as Adams, kills Wainwright and uses his formula to temporarily become invisible.

  • The Island of Wanatoba, Part 1 · 6 pages
  • Mirror of Doom · 8 pages

    Rosa, a female saboteur who has committed many acts of sabotage, interrupts the wedding of spies Bart and Sally, and uses a mirror that fires destructive rays. Unfortunately for Rosa, that leads to a spectacular, unfortunate end for her.

  • The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, Part 3 · 4 pages
  • A Dead Case · 2 pages
  • The Coolie Smugglers [Part 3] · 6 pages
  • The Air Pirates and the S.S. Almoa · 6 pages
  • Luigi Ferrini Strikes · 6 pages
  • In Africa · 13 pages

Characters

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

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

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