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Detective Comics, #10

Published: December 1937

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Three men in a car.

Mystery at Oak Gables

"This is a thrilling mystery story...."

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Speed helps Madge Allen thwart a plot to cheat her out of her inheritance.

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The Nick Orsatti Case, Part 1

"A month has elapsed..."

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Curse of the Indian Mummy

"Cosmo accompanies his friend..."

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In a long and exhaustive article on Elvin (real name Herbert Swen Frederick Frykholm) published in Alter Ego #162 (January 2020), Michael D. Fraley states that Elvin lettered all the work he did for National.

The Blood of the Lotus [Part 2]
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Green Death
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Handcuff Hawkins
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To Sink the Atlantis

"Room 2048...U.S. Spy Headquarters..."

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Bart and Sally are assigned to protect the steamship Atlantis. Sally pretends to be an anarchist in order to smoke the terrorist into the open.

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Trail of Yellow
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Buck Marshall, Range Detective

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In the Ring

"Say! You can sure toss a neat right!"

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Slam's new friend Danny dies in a boxing ring. Slam investigates Nick Cardoni for murder.

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story title from next issue blurb in previous issue

George Barrett, Kentucky Killer

"Barrett was born and brought up in the hills of Kentucky..."

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inside back cover

"Most American cities today are policed by radio-cars..."

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back cover

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Inside front cover.

"All your friends in More Fun Comics, Adventure Comics, Detective Comics wish you a very merry Xmas"

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Inside front cover. The text is surrounded by artwork repurposed from multiple issues. Clockwise from top left are: - Spike Spalding from page 1 panel 3 of the Spike Spalding story in More Fun Comics #27. - Hanko from the feature header used on page 1 of the Hanko the Cowhand story in More Fun Comics #24. - Cosmo from the feature header first used on page 1 of the Cosmo the Phantom of Disguise in Detective Comics #1. - Linda from page 2 panel 5 of the Little Linda story in More Fun Comics #23. - Oz Bopp from page 2 panel 3 of the Ol’ Oz Bopp story in New Adventure Comics #15. - Ian Murray from page 3 panel 1 of the Golden Dragon story in New Adventure Comics #20. - Chikko Chakko from page 1 panel 3 of the Chikko Chakko story in New Adventure Comics #20. - Sandy Kean from page 1 panel 2 of the Radio Squad in More Fun Comics #24. The text refers to New Adventure Comics as just "Adventure Comics,” but the title did not drop the "New” until issue #32, almost a year later.