Detective Comics #2 (of 1000000)
Skyscraper Death
April 1st, 1937
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2
(of 881)
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Skyscraper Death
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Cover date:
April 1st, 1937
Store date:
March 25th, 1937
- Slam Bradley [2] Skyscraper Death: Slam is accused of the murder of Pete Graves, a steelworker he had been sparring with earlier. When Shorty tails Grave's lawyer, he discovers the truth behind a rackeeteering ring in the area and it's up to Slam to rescue him from being thrown off the Jinx Tower.
- Buck Marshall, Range Detective [2] The Sage City Bank Holdup: The blowing up of a local dam leads Buck to the discovery of a gang lead by Taft, "an honest businessman" and president of the Sage City Bank.
- Gumshoe Gus [2] The Disappearing Duck: Gus is sent to investigate the disappearance of the Beekman's pet duck Gloria, only to find she's flown the coop for a famous Disney duck who makes her breast feathers quiver.
- Bret Lawton - The Peruvian Mine Murders Part 2: With the death total now at 8 men, Bret continues his search. When he gets too close to a presumed extinct Incan tribe, he finds himself neck deep in sand, with a face smeared with honey for the jungle ants to feast on.
- Room Fifteen: Musical colors rule the day as White and more extend room fifteen's stay.
- Bart Regan, Spy [2] The Balinoff Case Part 2: Bart must crack the mystery of Olga's bronze statue while watching his ex-fiance get married to an old suitor.
- Mail-Order Murphy: Humor two-pager about a neophyte detective finding an apple pie.
- Mr. Chang [1] The Narcotic Ring: Chang is called in to investigate a narcotic's ring that has captured two reporters assigned to the story. Fisticuffs and day-saving ensues.
- Cosmo, The Phantom in Disguise [2] The Olive Oil Counterfeiters: Cosmo is called in to investigate a counterfeiting ring that has perplexed the department's top detectives. He cracks the case by disguising himself as an old man and getting a job in the gang.
- Bruce Nelson [2] The Claws of the Red Dragon Part 2: Captured by the Chinamen, Bruce is stuffed into a car and dropped off deep into the country. Making his way back to New York City, he finds the restaurant empty, but follows a real estate lead to Long Island.
- Silly Sleuths: A collection of one-panel jokes.
