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Detective Comics #36

DC · Series began 1937 · February 1940

first appearance of Hugo Strange

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Hugo Strange (from Batman) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: February 1940
On sale: December 30, 1939
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, Maurice Kashuba, Homer Fleming, Don Lynch, Fred Guardineer, Sven Elven, Bernard Baily, Tom Hickey, Mart Baileyinks: Bob Kane, Maurice Kashuba, Homer Fleming, Don Lynch, Fred Guardineer, Sven Elven, Bernard Baily, Tom Hickey, Mart Baileyscript: Bill Finger, Jerry Siegel, Gardner Fox, Richard Martin, Tom Hickeyletters: Jerry Robinson, Fred Guardineer

Stories

Professor Hugo Strange · 12 pages
After he witnesses the death of a G-Man and obtaining a clue as to the perpetrator, Hugo Strange, the Batman has to battle a deadly fog created by Strange that he uses to commit crimes.
Stamps for Census Taking · 0.3 pages
The Rantor · 6 pages
Claim of Satan · 6 pages
Rocky Roman · 6 pages
The "Spider" · 6 pages
The Purple Mesa · 6 pages
A Climax in Opera · 1.67 pages
A Weekend Party at the Mountain Lodge · 6 pages
The Lan Chee Tong · 10 pages

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanCommissioner James GordonHugo StrangeSlam BradleySpeed SaundersShorty MorganBart ReganCosmo, the Phantom of DisguiseBruce NelsonBuck MarshallSteve Malone

Reprinted in

Batman Archives (1990), The Batman Chronicles (2005), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Batman: The Golden Age (2016), Batman Arkham: Hugo Strange (2018)