As of issue #27, the title became best known for the introduction of the Superhero Detective, The Batman, who eventually became the main feature. Detective characters, such as Slam Bradley and the Crimson Avenger, were featured monthly in its early days. One of DC's signature titles the title featured early talents such as Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Bob Kane, Sheldon Moldoff, Jerry Robinson and Bill Finger. This collection includes a foreword by Rick Marschall.Continued in Volume 2 (The New 52) and Volume 3 (Rebirth).ĭetective Comics is a DC Comics monthly comic book published since 1937, focusing on detective stories.

Detective Comics #50 ( The Case of the Three Devils).

Detective Comics #49 ( Clayface Walks Again).

Detective Comics #48 ( The Secret Cavern).

Detective Comics #47 ( Money Can't Buy Happiness).

Detective Comics #46 ( Professor Strange's Fear Dust).

Detective Comics #45 ( The Case of the Laughing Death).

Detective Comics #44 ( The Land Behind the Light).

Detective Comics #43 ( The Case of the City of Terror).

Detective Comics #42 ( The Case of the Prophetic Pictures).

Detective Comics #41 ( The Masked Menace of the Boys' School).

Detective Comics #40 ( The Murders of Clayface).

Detective Comics #39 ( The Horde of the Green Dragon).

Detective Comics #38 ( Batman and 'Robin the Boy Wonder').

Detective Comics #37 ( The Screaming House).

Detective Comics #36 ( Batman meets 'Professor Hugo Strange').

Detective Comics #35 ( The Case of the Ruby Idol).

Detective Comics #33 ( The Batman Wars Against the Dirigible of Doom).

Detective Comics #32 ( Batman Versus the Vampire (Part II)).Detective Comics #31 ( Batman Versus the Vampire (Part I)).

Detective Comics #30 ( The Return of Doctor Death).Detective Comics #29 ( The Batman Meets Doctor Death).Detective Comics #28 ( Frenchy Blake's Jewel Gang).Detective Comics #27 ( The Case of the Chemical Syndicate).This hardcover collects stories from the following comic books: This first collection reprints stories from May, 1939 to April, 1941. This hardcover is the first collection to reprint all Batman stories from the issues of Detective Comics, in chronological order.

Batman Archives, Vol. 1 by Bill Finger