Detective Comics Vol 1 12

"Speed Saunders: "The Indian Oil Well Mystery"": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

Speed Saunders: "The Indian Oil Well Mystery"
Cover
Detective Comics Vol 1 #12
February, 1938
Executive Editor	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Cover Artists	Creig Flessel
Speed Saunders: "The Indian Oil Well Mystery"
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Creig Flessel
Inkers	Creig Flessel
Editors	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Vincent Sullivan
Larry Steele: "The Nick Orsatti Case (Part 3)"
Writers	Will Ely
Pencilers	Will Ely
Inkers	Will Ely
Editors	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Vincent Sullivan
Larry Steele: "The Jenks Kidnapping Case (Part 1)"
Writers	Will Ely
Pencilers	Will Ely
Inkers	Will Ely
Editors	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Vincent Sullivan
Bruce Nelson: "Murder In the Clouds (Part 1)"
Writers	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencilers	Tom Hickey
Inkers	Tom Hickey
Editors	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Vincent Sullivan
The Adams Case
Writers	Russell Cole
Pencilers	Russell Cole
Inkers	Russell Cole
Bart Regan, Spy: "Assassins in the Rue Molin"
Writers	Jerry Siegel
Pencilers	Joe Shuster
Inkers	Joe Shuster
Editors	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Vincent Sullivan
Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "The Sabotaged Newspaper"
Pencilers	Sven Elven
Inkers	Sven Elven
Editors	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Vincent Sullivan
Slam Bradley: "The Lumberjacks"
Writers	Jerry Siegel
Pencilers	Joe Shuster
Inkers	Joe Shuster
Editors	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Vincent Sullivan
Previous Issue	Detective Comics # 11
Next Issue	Detective Comics # 13

Detective Comics #12 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1938.

Appearing in Speed Saunders: "The Indian Oil Well Mystery"

Featured Characters:

• Speed Saunders

Other Characters:

• Objaw-wa (Single appearance)
  

Appearing in Larry Steele: "The Nick Orsatti Case (Part 3)"

Featured Characters:

• Larry Steele

Antagonists:

• Nick Orsatti (Dies)

Other Characters:

• Laura Wilkes
• James Wilkes
  

Appearing in Larry Steele: "The Jenks Kidnapping Case (Part 1)"

Featured Characters:

• Larry Steele

Other Characters:

• Nancy Jenks (First appearance)
• Mr. Jenks (First appearance)
• Laura Wilkes (Mentioned only)
• James Wilkes (Mentioned only)
  

Appearing in Bruce Nelson: "Murder In the Clouds (Part 1)"

Featured Characters:

• Bruce Nelson

Antagonists:

• Harry Ward (First appearance)
• Shifty Levis (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Mr. Clifford (First appearance)
• Steve Harrison (First appearance)
• President Long (Single appearance)
• Paul Crandall (Single appearance)
  

Appearing in "The Adams Case"

• Appearances not yet listed
  

Appearing in Bart Regan, Spy: "Assassins in the Rue Molin"

Featured Characters:

• Bart Regan
• Sally Norris

Supporting Characters:

• Rene D'Arnot (Only appearance; dies)
  

Appearing in Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "The Sabotaged Newspaper"

Featured Characters:

• Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise

Antagonists:

• Henry Braddock (Single appearance)
• Clark Davis (Single appearance)
• Coronel (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Colonel Jefferson Towne (Single appearance)
  

Appearing in Slam Bradley: "The Lumberjacks"

Featured Characters:

• Slam Bradley

Supporting Characters:

• Shorty Morgan

Antagonists:

• Niles Hogarth (Single appearance)
• Pierre (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Cleveland
• a remote logging camp

Notes

• Published by Detective Comics, Inc..
  • At this time, More Fun Comics and New Adventure Comics were still being published by "Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc."
• This issue Buck Marshall is absent, but returns next issue.
• This issue Larry Steele appears in two 6-page stories, finishing one 3-part serial and starting a new one.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series

Links and References

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