Detective Comics Vol 1 1



 The River Patrol 

Summary
Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Month: March Year: 1937

Credits
Writers: E.C. Stoner Cover Artists: Vincent Sullivan Pencilers: E.C. Stoner Inkers: Creig Flessel Editors: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Whitney Ellsworth and Vincent Sullivan

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Speed Saunders

First Appearances: No first appearances Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Cosmo
 The Rhangwa Pearls 

Credits
Writers: Sven Elven Pencilers: Sven Elven Inkers: Sven Elven Editors: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Cosmo

Locations:
 * England

First Appearances: Cosmo (the Phantom of Disguise) Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Bret Lawton
 The Peruvian Mine Murders (Part I) 

Credits
Inkers: Creig Flessel Editors: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Whitney Ellsworth and Vincent Sullivan

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Bret Lawton
 * Spider Malone
 * Tim Morgan

First Appearances: Bret Lawton; Spider Malone; Tim Morgan Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Bruce Nelson
 The Claws of the Red Dragon 

Credits
Writers: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Pencilers: Tom Hickey Inkers: Tom Hickey Editors: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Bruce Nelson
 * Erick Von Holtzendorff
 * Sigrid Von Holtzendorff

First Appearances: Bruce Nelson; Erick Von Holtzendorff; Sigrid Von Holtzendorff Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Gumshoe Gus
 The Gotlotz Jewels 

Credits
Writers: Bill Patrick Pencilers: Bill Patrick Inkers: Bill Patrick Editors: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Gumshoe Gus

First Appearances: Gumshoe Gus Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Bart Regan
 The Balinoff Case 

Credits
Writers: Jerry Siegel Pencilers: Joe Shuster Inkers: Joe Shuster Editors: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Bart Regan
 * Sally Norris
 * Olga Balinoff

First Appearances: Bart Regan (a counter-espionage agent); Sally Norris (Bart's partner); Olga Balinoff (an heiress) Final Appearances: Olga Balinoff

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Eagle-Eyed Jake
 The Gotrox Pearls 

Credits
Writers: Russell Cole Pencilers: Russell Cole Inkers: Russell Cole Editors: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Eagle-Eyed Jake

First Appearances: Eagle-Eyed Jake Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Buck Marshall
 The Bar S Rustlers 

Credits
Writers: Homer Fleming Pencilers: Homer Fleming Inkers: Homer Fleming Editors: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Buck Marshall
 * Sanders

First Appearances: Buck Marshall; Sanders (a criminal) Final Appearances: Sanders

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Slam Bradley
 The Streets of Chinatown 

Credits
Writers: Jerry Siegel Pencilers: Joe Shuster Inkers: Joe Shuster Editors: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Slam Bradley
 * Captain Frawley
 * Fui Onyui
 * Mimi
 * Rita Carlisle
 * Sergeant Kelly
 * Shorty Morgan

Locations:
 * Cleveland
 * Chinatown

First Appearances: Slam Bradley (a detective); Captain Frawley (a police captain); Fui Onui (a Chinese criminal); Mimi (Rita Carlisle's dog); Rita Carlisle (an heiress); Sergeant Kelly (a police detective); Shorty Morgan (Slam's partner) Final Appearances: Captain Frawley; Mimi; Rita Carlisle

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Trivia

 * This issue features a one-page humor strip by Fred Schwab entitled Silly Sleuths.


 * Slam Bradley operates out of Cleveland, Ohio - the home town of creator Jerry Siegel. During the late 1930s, Cleveland became analogous for the ficitonal city of Metropolis, the base of operations for Siegel's most famous creation - Superman.


 * Fui Onyui from the Slam Bradley vignette is a play on words meaning, "Fooey on You-ee". Fui is also the character featured on the cover to this issue.


 * Members of Fui Onyui's gang are referred to as Celestials. This was a common term used to describe laborers of Asian origin during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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