Detective Comics, #42

Published: August 1940

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Issue Contents:
Credits
The Case of the Prophetic Pictures!
Storyline

A business man heavily in debt buys up pictures of an artist at cheap prices, then tries to increase their value by murdering those pictured in the portraits.

Mighty Atoms
The Missing Gas Mask
The Jewelry Robberies
Eagle Eye
Credits
The Girl in Red
Credits
The Pyromaniac
Murder in the Seashore Inn
Credits

"How do y' do!"

Credits
Story Notes

Artist's true name verified by Jerry Bails.

An Ear in the Mail
The Gem Jewelry Company

Story Featuring Slam Bradley

Story Notes

Back cover.

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Superman Is on the Radio!

"Sponsored by the makers of Force over the following stations:"

Storyline

The ad promotes 14 stations in California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington, D.C. airing the Superman radio show, along with times and days, sponsored by Force cereal. Text at the bottom encourages readers to write their local stations and ask for the show, sponsored by Force cereal.

Characters
Other
Credits
Story Notes

Below the Mutt and Jeff promo. This ad is similar to the one that ran originally in Action Comics #26 but with schedule changes of some stations and reformatted text.

Story Notes

Above the Superman radio show ad.

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All ads.

Up! Up! Up!
Story Notes

Promo ad for Batman no.2

"For thrills and adventure..."

Story Notes

Inside front cover.