Cover of Detective Comics #55
Detective Comics

Issue #55

September 19410.10 USD68 pages

Stories

cover

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder

pencils: Bob Kane

inks: Jerry Robinson

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Johnson Smith & Company

story

The Brain Burglar!

script: Bill Finger

pencils: Bob Kane

inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos

letters: George Roussos

story

Spy

script: Jerry Siegel

pencils: Ed Moore

inks: Ed Moore

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-And This Is It!

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Dr. Karon

script: Jack Lehti

pencils: Jack Lehti

inks: Charles Paris

letters: Charles Paris

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How They Blazed the Trail by J. Walker McSpadden

script: Josette Frank

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Hear Superman on the Radio!

pencils: Joe Shuster

inks: Joe Shuster

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Another Hit

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Two-Fisted Action!

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The Case of the "Killer Horse"

pencils: Cliff Young

inks: Cliff Young

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Murder Without Harmony

pencils: Win

inks: Win

story

Mom 'n' Pop

script: Henry Boltinoff

pencils: Henry Boltinoff

inks: Henry Boltinoff

letters: Henry Boltinoff

story

The Riddle of the Missing Masterpiece

script: Chad Grothkopf

pencils: Chad Grothkopf

inks: Chad Grothkopf

letters: Chad Grothkopf

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Syncro Devices, Inc.

text story

Getaway

pencils: Cliff Young

inks: Cliff Young

script: Frank Cooper

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Yank and Doodle; Prize Comics

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Untitled

story

Who Killed Hank Allen?

pencils: Don Lynch

inks: Don Lynch

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The Gambling Ship

script: Jerry Siegel

pencils: Howard Sherman

inks: Howard Sherman

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Action! Thrills! Adventure!

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Modern Concise Encyclopedia

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