Detective Comics #28: All Those Stories
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Comics #28: Batman's Collection
Detective Comics #28 is actually one of the very first Detective Comics stories. Featuring (obviously) Batman, but also many different stories. Not even all of them taking place in the usual Gotham! This edition has a cover date of June, 1939.
The People of Detective Comics #28
As always, quite some people worked on this specific DC Comic Book. To give some appreciation to these amazing artists, we have generated a list of their names and what they worked on:
Vincent Sullivan - Executive Editor
Fred Guardineer - Cover Artist, Penciler, & Inker
Bill Finger - Writer
Bob Kane - Penciler, Inker & Letterer
Homer Fleming - Writer, Penciler, & Inker
Jerry Siegel - Writer
Wayne Boring - Penciler & Inker
Jim Chambers - Writer, Penciler, & Inker
Tom Hickery - Writer, Penciler, & Inker
Sax Rohmer - Writer
Leo O’Mealia - Penciler & Inker
Sven Elven - Writer, Penciler & Inker
Joe Shuster - Penciler & Inker
Detective
Comics #28: The Stories
In Detective Comics #28, there are a total of nine stories taking place. To keep it exciting, we wont be mentioning the synopsis of all of them. So let’s just go into the first one - ”Frenchy Blake's Jewel Gang”.
Synopsis for ”Frenchy Blake's Jewel Gang”
As the name already suggests, jewel robberies are happening. Obviously, Batman goes to check this out and learns that it’s a gang run by Frenchy Blake causing this. He learns that the next target is the Vandersmiths and waits on their rooftop - here he sees part of the thieves leaving the apartment. Batman attacks them and… basically kicks them of the rooftop. Although, this kind of take a turn as suddenly people are suspecting Batman of being the head of the jewel thieves. Frenchy Blake thinks he is all safe now, as the police is not suspecting Frenchy anymore, but Batman instead. Obviously, however, Batman is watching him… and manages to catch him just like that!
Appearing in “Frenchy Blake's Jewel Gang”
In this Comic, in “Frenchy Blake's Jewel Gang”, there are quite a few interesting places & characters to see. So let’s get into them!
Characters of Detective Comics #28
As expected, the main character of this story is Batman, but Commissioner Gordon also plays a rather big part in this story. With Frenchy Blake as the main antagonist. Besides these most important characters, there are also Gimpy, the Vandersmiths, the Nortons, and the NYC Police Department.
Locations of Detective Comics #28
Most of this story takes place in New York City, specifically in their police department. However, the Wayne Manor also makes a brief appearance - just like Batman’s Red Sudan!
Other Stories of DC #28
As stated before, this is a comic book with
a lot of comics in it - NINE in total. So while we have just explained the synopsis for the very first story in it. Let’s also give you a list of the other stories in there:
The Dope Ring
Killing by Proxy
Saboteurs Bomb Steamer
The Bagilan Ruby
The New Orleans Mardi Gras Murder, Part 2
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu (Part 12 of 12)
The Truxon Hall Fox Hunt
The Whitethorne Inheritance
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