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Detective Comics #40
Cover ACGC Census
132
Total Graded
0
9.8 NM/MT
4
8.0 VF
Reprinted 8x
Learning that Julie has become a movie actress, Bruce and Dick head over to the studio to meet with her. However, a series of events leads Bruce to believe something bad is going to happen, which it does, and the Batman must lend a hand to stop a killer known as Clayface.
Cover Date
June 1, 1940
On Sale Date
May 3, 1940
Pages
68
Cover Price
$0.10
Editor
Whitney Ellsworth
Credits
Penciller
Inker
Cover Artist
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Julie Madison; Kenneth Todd [as \"The Terror\"] (movie star); Mr. Bentley (movie director); Ned Norton (former movie actor); Lorna Dane (movie star, death); Fred Walker (Lorna's old sweetheart, death); Clayface [Basil Karlo] (villain, introduction); Roxy Brenner (villain)
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