Detective Comics #8 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1937.
Appearing in Speed Saunders: "The River Patrol"
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Antagonists:
- Fred Dunn (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Inspector Moran
- Skipper (Single appearance)
Locations:
- San Sin jail (Mentioned only)
- Boston
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Synopsis for Speed Saunders: "The River Patrol"
Fred Dunn escapes from jail and tries to get to Boston on a steamer. Along with another stowaway, he decides to break out near Boston. The two men jump overboard and are picked up by a fishing boat, but the trawler's captain refuses to take them ashore, and so they are trapped on the boat for some time. And when that time is up a lot of things will be different.
Appearing in Larry Steele: "Mystery of the Wholesale Kidnappings (Part 4)"
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Supporting Characters:
- Mr. Hawkins
Antagonists:
- Squinty
- Dutch
- Dr. Sargoff (First appearance)
- Sonia Sargoff (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mr. Steel
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Synopsis for Larry Steele: "Mystery of the Wholesale Kidnappings (Part 4)"
After overcoming several obstacles, Larry Steele defeats Dr. Sargoff, the mad scientist who has been kidnapping celebrities, to dissect them and create the perfect man.
Appearing in Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "The Disappearance of Carl Huntley"
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- Carl Huntley (Single appearance)
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Synopsis for Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise: "The Disappearance of Carl Huntley"
Cosmo the Phantom of Disguise, investigates the theft of corpses from a local morgue. It turns out that Carl Huntley, the mortician, is insane and is trying to bring them all back to life.
Appearing in Bruce Nelson: "The Claws of the Red Dragon (Part 8)"
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Antagonists:
- Chin Lung
- Lu Gong
Other Characters:
- Sigrid von Holtzendorff
- Erick von Holtzendorff
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Synopsis for Bruce Nelson: "The Claws of the Red Dragon (Part 8)"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Bloodhound Brown"
- Appearances not yet listed
Synopsis for "Bloodhound Brown"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in Bart Regan, Spy: "The Phony Pierre Blanc"
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Antagonists:
- "Mr. Envoy" (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Pierre Blanc (Single appearance)
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Synopsis for Bart Regan, Spy: "The Phony Pierre Blanc"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in Buck Marshall: "Lucky Hunch"
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Supporting Characters:
- Sheriff
Antagonists:
- Morgen (Single appearance)
- Rolf (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Berk (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Western U.S., 19th Century
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Synopsis for Buck Marshall: "Lucky Hunch"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in Slam Bradley: "The Hillbillies"
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Antagonists:
- Zeke Willis (Single appearance)
- Lem Willis (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Lucy-Belle Willis (Single appearance)
- Tollivers (Single appearance)
- Parson (Single appearance)
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Synopsis for Slam Bradley: "The Hillbillies"
Slam captures a would-be bank robber and delivers him to jail. That man appears to be from the Kentucky mountains, and desperately wants to return there. The next night he escapes, and Slam is stubborn in decision to capture this fugitive himself. So Slam and Shorty are on the road to adventure again.
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."
Trivia
- Slam Bradley and Shorty Morgan sleep in the same bed, in matching pajamas.
