Detective Comics #16 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1938.
Synopsis for Speed Saunders: "The Case of the Missing Corpse"
Appearing in Speed Saunders: "The Case of the Missing Corpse"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Mike Bruno (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Joseph Bannon (Single appearance)
- Miss Bannon (Flashback only)
- Hawley (Appears only as a corpse)
Synopsis for Larry Steele: "The Plot to Kill Larry Steele (Part 2)"
Appearing in Larry Steele: "The Plot to Kill Larry Steele (Part 2)"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- "Snow" (Final appearance)
Synopsis for Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "The National Museum Mystery"
Appearing in Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "The National Museum Mystery"
Featured Characters:
- Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise
Antagonists:
- Mr. Korensky (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Deane
Synopsis for Bruce Nelson: "Too Many Crooks (Part 3)"
Appearing in Bruce Nelson: "Too Many Crooks (Part 3)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Patricia Barden
Antagonists:
- Freeland (Final appearance; dies)
- Tony (Single appearance)
- Corbett (Single appearance)
- Laura Jessup (Final appearance)
- Caulkins (Mentioned only)
- Strafacchi (Mentioned only)
Other Characters:
- Lloyd Parsons (Final appearance)
- Mr. Morton (Final appearance)
- Detective Horan (Single appearance)
- Detective Jackson (Single appearance)
Synopsis for Bart Regan, Spy: "A Traitor in Our Midst"
Appearing in Bart Regan, Spy: "A Traitor in Our Midst"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Kleog (Single appearance; dies)
- Barrow (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Mrs. Barrow (Single appearance)
Synopsis for "'Fingerprint' Farson the Plain Clothes Man"
Appearing in "'Fingerprint' Farson the Plain Clothes Man"
- Appearances not yet listed
Synopsis for Buck Marshall: "Trading Trouble"
Appearing in Buck Marshall: "Trading Trouble"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sheriff
Antagonists:
- Ned Tobins (Single appearance)
Locations:
- American Old West
- Sage City
- Sage City
Synopsis for Slam Bradley: "The Broadway Bandit"
Appearing in Slam Bradley: "The Broadway Bandit"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Boris Desmond (Single appearance)
- Joan Carter (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Sergeant Gage
- Captain Drake (Single appearance)
- Mr. Farrell (Single appearance)
Locations:
Notes
- Published by Detective Comics, Inc.
- Slam Bradley:
- The Slam Bradley story takes place on and around June 9, 1938.
- At some point, Slam has moved his office from Cleveland to New York, where this story is set. Bradley's home town was established as Cleveland in Detective Comics #4, but it is now identified as New York City.
- First issue for Fred Guardineer art on Speed Saunders.
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