Detective Comics, #20

Published: October 1938

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Issue Contents:
Storyline

A policeman punches a criminal.

Credits
The Jade Buddha
Storyline

Two rival tongs fight over an ancient statue.

The Island of Wanatoba, Part 2

"Larry and Delores..."

The Door of Death
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story in black and white

Saving Senator Barkly

"Headquarters of the U.S. Spy Service..."

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The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, Part 4

"You remember the call in the lane..."

Story Notes

Adapted from The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer. The strip originally appeared in newspapers in 1930 and 1931.

Give and Take
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Text story with one illustration.

The Song of Death [Part 1]
Storyline

Renick is a show producer whose lead singer keeps dying.

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Block Buster

"Feared by the Underworld..."

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Lee Travis, editor of the Globe Leader, dons a weird costume in order to track down a murderer.

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First chronological appearance and origin told in Secret Origins (DC, 1986 series) #5.

Boat Race of Doom

"The ballroom of the Royal Yacht Club..."

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Cosmo foils a plot to steal a speedboat in order to use it to smuggle drugs.

Credits
Story Notes

story in black and white

The Magician

Story Featuring Slam Bradley

"Since Slam Bradley has taken an interest in studying magic..."

Credits
Story Notes

Slam Bradley gains magical powers for this story only: teleportation, invisibility, telekinesis, etc.

French Colonials
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page includes two small ads from stamps dealers

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back cover

Here's Good News!
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inside back cover

Don't Miss: The Masked Ranger
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inside front cover