Cover of Detective Comics #56
Detective Comics

Issue #56

October 19410.10 USD68 pages

Stories

cover

Untitled

pencils: Bob Kane

inks: Jerry Robinson

text article

Introducing the Editorial Advisory Board

script: Whitney Ellsworth

story

The Stone Idol!

script: Bill Finger

pencils: Bob Kane

inks: Jerry Robinson, George Roussos

letters: George Roussos

story

Jules Vortez

pencils: Ed Moore

inks: Ed Moore

in-house column

Who Rides in the Dark? and The Reluctant Dragon

script: Josette Frank

story

Muscles Moran

pencils: Roy Paul

inks: Roy Paul

cartoon

Laffs

script: Henry Boltinoff

pencils: Henry Boltinoff

inks: Henry Boltinoff

letters: Henry Boltinoff

promo (ad from the publisher)

Another Hit

ad

Energy to Perform

story

Untitled

pencils: Cliff Young

inks: Cliff Young

story

The Death from the Honeybee

pencils: Win

inks: Win

promo (ad from the publisher)

Two-Fisted Action!

promo (ad from the publisher)

New! Sensational!

cartoon

Untitled

script: Ray McGill

pencils: Ray McGill

inks: Ray McGill

letters: Ray McGill

ad

Untitled

story

The Lightning Killer

script: Chad Grothkopf

pencils: Chad Grothkopf

inks: Chad Grothkopf

letters: Chad Grothkopf

text story

Beautiful Friendship

script: John Hilton

pencils: Cliff Young

inks: Cliff Young

ad

Untitled

story

Who Killed Serge Kamroff?

pencils: Don Lynch

inks: Don Lynch

story

The Practical Joker

pencils: Howard Sherman

inks: Howard Sherman

promo (ad from the publisher)

Action! Thrills! Adventure!

ad

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ad

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pencils: Fred Harman

inks: Fred Harman