CATALOG RECORD
Detective Comics #36
first appearance of Hugo Strange
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Hugo Strange (from Batman) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- February 1940
- On sale
- December 30, 1939
- Pages
- 68
Values
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Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
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
Publisher’s description
Accused of a murder he didn't commit, Batman must find the real culprits!
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)