Detective Comics Vol 1 22

"Slam Bradley: "The Return of Fui Onyui"": Slam learns that his old foe Fui Onyui has escaped prison. Shorty also appears to be missing, so Slam goes undercover to learn where Shorty has been taken. Assisted by Chinese detective Yat Sin, Slam finds Shorty in a state of suspended animation. Only

Slam Bradley: "The Return of Fui Onyui"
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Detective Comics Vol 1 #22
December, 1938
Executive Editor	Vincent Sullivan
Cover Artists	Jim Chambers
Slam Bradley: "The Return of Fui Onyui"
Writers	Jerry Siegel
Pencilers	Joe Shuster
Inkers	Joe Shuster
Editors	Vincent Sullivan
Larry Steele: "Mansion of Maniacs"
Writers	Will Ely
Pencilers	Will Ely
Inkers	Will Ely
Editors	Vincent Sullivan
"Wanted, Dead or Alive: The Crimson Avenger"
Writers	Jim Chambers
Pencilers	Jim Chambers
Inkers	Jim Chambers
Editors	Vincent Sullivan
Bruce Nelson: "The Song of Death (Part III)"
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Tom Hickey
Inkers	Tom Hickey
Editors	Vincent Sullivan
Bart Regan, Spy: "Break-In at the Bartilian Embassy"
Writers	Jerry Siegel
Pencilers	Joe Shuster
Inkers	Joe Shuster
Editors	Vincent Sullivan
"The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu"
Writers	Sax Rohmer
Pencilers	Leo O'Mealia
Inkers	Leo O'Mealia
Letterers	Typeset
Editors	Vincent Sullivan
"Oscar the Gumshoe"
Writers	Bob Kane
Pencilers	Bob Kane
Inkers	Bob Kane
Editors	Vincent Sullivan
Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "Bonelli the Jewel Thief"
Pencilers	Sven Elven
Inkers	Sven Elven
Editors	Vincent Sullivan
Inspector Kent of Scotland Yard: "The Return of the Raven"
Pencilers	George Newman
Inkers	George Newman
Editors	Vincent Sullivan
Speed Saunders: "The Snow Murder"
Writers	Gardner Fox
Pencilers	Fred Guardineer
Inkers	Fred Guardineer
Editors	Vincent Sullivan
Previous Issue	Detective Comics # 21
Next Issue	Detective Comics # 23

Well, I like that! Me, the brains of the outfit, told to cool my heels while you pull the grand-stand plays!

— Sally Norris

Detective Comics #22 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1938.

Synopsis for Slam Bradley: "The Return of Fui Onyui"

Slam learns that his old foe Fui Onyui has escaped prison. Shorty also appears to be missing, so Slam goes undercover to learn where Shorty has been taken. Assisted by Chinese detective Yat Sin, Slam finds Shorty in a state of suspended animation. Only Fui Onyui possesses the means to save Shorty.

Slam is forced to bargain with his foe to save Shorty's life. Fui orders Slam to murder Judge Phillips, which will get him sent to the electric chair. Slam appears to comply with Fui's orders, but secretly double-crosses the villain with Yat Sin's help. Shorty is saved. Then Fui is killed by Yat Sin before he can kill Slam.

Appearing in Slam Bradley: "The Return of Fui Onyui"

Featured Characters:

• Slam Bradley

Supporting Characters:

• Shorty Morgan

Antagonists:

• Fui Onyui (Dies)

Other Characters:

• Judge Phillips (Behind the scenes)
• Yat Sin (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York City
  • Chinatown
    

Synopsis for Larry Steele: "Mansion of Maniacs"

Larry encounters a mad scientist, bent on inventing the secret of eternal life.

Appearing in Larry Steele: "Mansion of Maniacs"

Featured Characters:

• Larry Steele

Antagonists:

• Old Man (Single appearance)
• Madmen (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• unnamed girl
  

Synopsis for "Wanted, Dead or Alive: The Crimson Avenger"

Lee Travis offers a large reward for information on the Crimson Avenger. When a reporter and police officer tell him they have information, Travis wonders if he gave away his secret identity. The police officer, Sgt. Haines, turns his information over to the District Attorney. Then crooks break in to the D.A.'s safe and steal the information. Haines blames the Crimson Avenger for the theft, but he is really the head of the gang. The Crimson chases Haines and the gang down, finding that the information he claimed to have was only blank paper.

Appearing in "Wanted, Dead or Alive: The Crimson Avenger"

Featured Characters:

• Crimson Avenger

Supporting Characters:

• Wing

Antagonists:

• Sgt. Haines, NYPD (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Mackensie (Single appearance)
• Mister Gates (Single appearance)
• Mac

Locations:

• New York City
  • Globe Leader, newspaper office
    

Synopsis for Bruce Nelson: "The Song of Death (Part III)"

Billie Bryson sings "The Song of Death".

Appearing in Bruce Nelson: "The Song of Death (Part III)"

Featured Characters:

• Bruce Nelson

Antagonists:

• Mrs. Warren (Final appearance)

Other Characters:

• Billie Bryson
• Ned Renick (Final appearance)
• Johnny Purvis (Final appearance)
  

Appearing in Bart Regan, Spy: "Break-In at the Bartilian Embassy"

Featured Characters:

• Bart Regan
• Sally Norris

Supporting Characters:

• Chief

Antagonists:

• Ambassador Nitchova (wears a monocle)
  • Embassy Secretary
• Agent Morgan

Locations:

• Washington, D.C.
  • U.S. Spy Headquarters
  • Bartilian Embassy
    

Appearing in "The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu"

Featured Characters:

• Denis Nayland Smith

Supporting Characters:

• Dr. Petrie

Antagonists:

• Fu Manchu

Other Characters:

• Inspector Weymouth
• Inspector Ryman (First appearance)
• Foster (Single appearance)
• Detective Cadby (Flashback only)

Locations:

• London
  • Limehouse District
    

Appearing in "Oscar the Gumshoe"

Featured Characters:

• Oscar the Gumshoe (Single appearance)
  

Synopsis for Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "Bonelli the Jewel Thief"

Bonelli disguises himself as a policeman in order to steal some jewels, and Cosmo adopts a disguise in order to catch him.

Appearing in Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "Bonelli the Jewel Thief"

Featured Characters:

• Cosmo

Antagonists:

• Bonelli (Single appearance)
• Jewell gang (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Carriere (Single appearance)
• Stanton (Single appearance)
• Captain Brenton (Single appearance)
• Harrigan (Single appearance)
  

Synopsis for Inspector Kent of Scotland Yard: "The Return of the Raven"

The Raven returns, disguises himself as a policeman, in order to steal a diamond necklace, and is busted by Inspector Kent.

Appearing in Inspector Kent of Scotland Yard: "The Return of the Raven"

Featured Characters:

• Inspector Kent (Final appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Willy Wiggbert (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

• The Raven (Final appearance)

Other Characters:

• Duchess (Single appearance)
• her guests
  • Captain Martineau (Single appearance)
  • Mrs. Martineau (Single appearance)
  • others (Single appearance)

Locations:

• London
  

Appearing in Speed Saunders: "The Snow Murder"

Featured Characters:

• Speed Saunders

Antagonists:

• Ordway (Only appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

• Rosita Fernandez (Single appearance)
• Walter Weston (Single appearance)
• Barney Jones (Appears only as a corpse)

Locations:

• New York City

Notes

• Published by Detective Comics, Inc.
• Buck Marshall is absent from this issue, but returns next issue
• Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise returns this issue; it was last seen in Detective Comics #20.
• The Crimson Avenger's alter ego Lee Travis goes to great lengths to ensure that "the Crimson" will always be a hunted fugitive.
• Last issue for Inspector Kent of Scotland Yard. Kent's villain The Raven was last seen in Detective Comics #19. This is his last appearance also.
• Slam Bradley villain Fui Onyui appeared previously in Detective Comics #1 (Mar 1937). This is his final on-panel appearance, although he is mentioned in Detective Comics #33 (Nov 1939).
• Also appearing in this issue of Detective Comics" was:
  • "A Sticky Clue" (text story) by Gardner Fox

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series
• Images from Detective Comics Vol 1 22

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