| Unofficial Detective Comics Index |
DETECTIVE COMICS #42
Cover Date: August 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1940-07-03
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Cover Credits:
Art: Bob Kane (signed)
Inks: Jerry Robinson
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Credits:
| Story | Bill Finger |
| Art | Bob Kane |
| Inks | Jerry Robinson |
| Lettering | Jerry Robinson |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Wylie (first appearance; kills people sitting for portraits to create a market for an artist's work)
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Detective Comics #441 (June-July 1974)
- Batman Archives #1 (1990)
- The Batman Chronicles #2 (2006)
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2015)
- Batman: The Golden Age #1 (2016)
Credits:
| Story | Jack Lehti |
| Art | Jack Lehti |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Mac
Villain(s):
- An unnamed cult (first appearance; preparing to overthrow the United States)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Credits:
| Art | Fred Guardineer |
| Lettering | Fred Guardineer |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Hal Johnson (first appearance; burning down buildings to get revenge on his former employer)
Location(s):
- New York City, NY
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | Howard Sherman |
| Lettering | Howard Sherman |
| Editing | Whitney Ellsworth |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Jewelry store robbers (first appearance for all)