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DC Comics   ·   Released May 4th, 1940

Detective Comics #39

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THE HORDE OF THE GREEN DRAGON

Two millionaires are kidnapped, and one chauffeur is murdered, leaving Batman only one clue: an axe. Then Batman gets another clue, from his old ally, the informal "mayor of Chinatown", Wong, who tells him that the Tong of the Green Dragon is behind the kidnappings. The Green Dragons are also in the opium business. Batman gives Robin strict instructions to stay behind, then calls on Wong, to gather more information. But when he arrives, he finds that Wong has been killed by the Hatchet Men. Wong left a clue, which will lead somebody to Pier Three, but it won't be Batman, because he's brawling with the hatchetmen and falling out a window; he lands badly and is knocked out, but so are some hatchetmen. Robin meanwhile has ignored his orders and stealthily followed Batman to Wong's. He finds Wong's clue, and heads to the waterfront, not noticing that he now has a stealthy follower, a hatchetman from the team that attacked Batman earlier. Robin gets captured, and is forced to duel against a very capable Mongolian swordsman, armed with only a wooden sword. That's not going very well for Robin, but Batman shows up, and a lengthy brawl ensues, at the end of which the Tong leader has been beaten senseless, and the kidnapped millionaires have been freed. Batman is now a local folk hero in Chinatown.

THE CHAUFFEUR SPY

COBRA ON THE LOOSE

SWITCH THE SWITCH

Agents of an unidentified hostile nation manage to put some remote-controlled mines into New York Harbor, and succeed in destroying at least one U.S.Navy ship, before the Crimson Avenger gets into their control center and shuts them down.

THE CASE OF THE SIVA STATUE

MORTON HIJACKING & CO.

LARSON’S BOY GETS KIDNAPPED

THE FRENCH IMPERSONATION

Format
Comic
Page Count
68 pages
Cover Price
$0.10
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Creators

Bill Finger
Writer
Bill Finger
Gardner Fox
Writer
Gardner Fox
Jerry Siegel
Writer
Jerry Siegel
Jack Lehti
Writer, Artist
Jack Lehti
Writer, Artist, Letterer
Chad Grothkopf
Whitney Ellsworth
Writer, Editor
Whitney Ellsworth
Artist
Maurice Kashuba
Artist
Dennis Neville
Artist
Ken Ernst
Artist
Don Lynch
Fred Guardineer
Artist, Letterer
Fred Guardineer
Bob Kane
Artist, Cover Artist
Bob Kane
Jerry Robinson
Inker, Letterer
Jerry Robinson

Characters

Bart Regan
Bart Regan
Earth-Two
Batman
Bruce Wayne
Batman
Earth-Two
Cliff Crosby
Cliff Crosby
Earth-Two
Crimson Avenger
Lee Travis
Crimson Avenger
Prime Earth
Julie Madison
Julie Madison
Earth-Two
Red Logan
Red Logan
Earth-Two
Robin
Dick Grayson
Robin
Earth-Two
Sam Bradley
Sam Bradley
Prime Earth
Shorty Morgan
Samuel Morgan
Shorty Morgan
Prime Earth
Speed Saunders
Cyril Saunders
Speed Saunders
Prime Earth
Steve Malone
Steve Malone
Earth-Two
Wing
Wing How
Wing
Prime Earth
Wong
Wong
Earth-Two

Key Events

Death
Wong Earth-Two

Collected In

  • Batman Archives Vol. 1 HC
    Batman Archives Vol. 1 HC
    Batman Archives (1997 - 2012)
  • Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    Batman: The Golden Age
  • Batman: The Golden Age Vol. 1 TP
    Batman: The Golden Age Vol. 1 TP
    Batman: The Golden Age
  • The Batman Chronicles Vol. 2 TP
    The Batman Chronicles Vol. 2 TP
    The Batman Chronicles (2005 - 2012)

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