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Issue Details

Issue	#12
Published	February 1938
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (Editor and Publisher); Vincent A. Sullivan (Associate Editor)
Notes	Statement of Ownership: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, J S Liebowitz, owners

Cover Details - "Crook with wanted poster"

Genre	Crime
Pencils	Creig Flessel
Inks	Creig Flessel
Notes	Statement of Ownership: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, J S Liebowitz, owners

6 page Speed Saunders story "The Indian Oil Well Mystery"

Characters	I: Objaw-wa Indians
Genre	detective
Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Creig Flessel
Inks	Creig Flessel

6 page Larry Steele story "The Nick Orsatti Case: Part 3"

Characters	V: Nick Orsatti (D)
Genre	detective
Script	Will Ely
Pencils	Will Ely
Inks	Will Ely

Half page Statement of Ownership text article

Genre	fact
Script	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Letters	typeset
Notes	Publisher: Detective Comics Inc 432 Fourth Ave New York, NY Editor Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Business Manager J. S. Liebowitz 114 E 47th St, New York , NY Owners: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholsn, J.S. Liebowitz

6 page Larry Steele story "The Jenks Kidnapping Case: Part 1"

Characters	Nancy Jenks (intro), Mr. Jenks; a gang of kidnappers
Genre	detective
Script	Will Ely
Pencils	Will Ely
Inks	Will Ely
Notes	story in black and white

12 page Bruce Nelson story "Murder In the Clouds [Part 1]"

Characters	V: Harry Ward, Clifford (I for both)
Genre	detective
Script	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils	Tom Hickey
Inks	Tom Hickey

6 page text story "Counterfeit"

Script	Vincent Sullivan
Pencils	Creig Flessel
Inks	Creig Flessel
Letters	typeset

4 page filler "The Adams Case"

Script	Russell Cole (as Alger)
Pencils	Russell Cole (as Alger)
Inks	Russell Cole (as Alger)

4 page Spy story "Assassins in the Rue Molin"

Characters	V: Rene D'Arnot (I, D; killed by Bart Regan), unnamed spies (I)
Genre	adventure
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Joe Shuster
Inks	Joe Shuster

6 page Cosmo story "The Sabotaged Newspaper"

Characters	V: Henry Braddock, Coronel (I for both); I: Col. Jefferson Towne
Pencils	Sven Elven
Inks	Sven Elven
Notes	story in black and white

13 page Slam Bradley story "The Lumberjacks"

Characters	V: Niles Hogarth, Pierre (I for both)
Genre	detective
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Joe Shuster
Inks	Joe Shuster
Notes	title from last issue blurb

1 page Floyd Stimson story "Parachute Test"

Characters	I: Floyd Stimson
Genre	adventure
Script	Will Ely
Pencils	Will Ely
Inks	Will Ely
Notes	inside back cover;