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Comics - Ongoing - Detective Comics - Issue #48

DETECTIVE COMICS #48
TITLE: The Secret Cavern

COVER DATE: February, 1941

WRITER: Bill Finger
ARTIST: Bob Kane
INKER: Jerry Robinson
EDITORS: Whitney Ellsworth
COVER: Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson

PRICE: $.10 U.S.

CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)

PLOT:
A man named Lewis discovers an underground cavern which is located directly beneath a gold depository. He accidentally reveals this information to some criminals, but refuses to show them where the cave is. The hoods frame his daughter, Linda, for murder in an attempt to force the information from Lewis. He gives in and tells them.

Batman investigates Linda’s disappearance and proves that she is not a killer. He frees Lewis and his daughter, then goes to the cave to stop the crooks from robbing the depository. Finally, Lewis assists both Batman and Robin in defeating the crooks.


TITLE: No Title

WRITER: Jerry Siegel
ARTIST: Ed Moore
INKER: Ed Moore
CHARACTERS: Bart Regan, Spy

PLOT:
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TITLE: No Title

WRITER: John Lehti
ARTIST: John Lehti
INKER: Charles Paris
CHARACTERS: Crimson Avenger; Wing

PLOT:
When a reporter is murdered, Lee Travis suspects racketeer Twist Brannigan. He visits a card room frequented by Brannigan and takes the cards after the game. He then delivers the cards to police where they can match Brannigan's fingerprints to the murder scene. The prints do match, so Lee returns to find Brannigan. The crook tries to kill Lee, but he becomes the Crimson Avenger and apprehends Brannigan.

TITLE: The Case of the Fugitive Killer

WRITER: Unknown
ARTIST: Ken Ernst
INKER: Ken Ernst
CHARACTERS: Larry Steele

PLOT:
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TITLE: No Title

WRITER: Unknown
ARTIST: Ed Winiarski
INKER: Ed Winiarski
CHARACTERS: Speed Saunders

PLOT:
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TITLE: No Title

WRITER: Chad Grothkopf
ARTIST: Chad Grothkopf
INKER: Chad Grothkopf
CHARACTERS: Cliff Crosby

PLOT:
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TITLE: No Title

WRITER: Unknown
ARTIST: Don Lynch
INKER: Don Lynch
CHARACTERS: Steve Malone

PLOT:
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TITLE: No Title

WRITER: Jerry Siegel
ARTIST: Howard Sherman
INKER: Howard Sherman
CHARACTERS: Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

PLOT:
Slam Bradley is hired by newspaper editor Ed Ellis to help with a mining conditions story. Ellis and report W.T. Ward have been threatened, so Slam and Shorty offer their protection. Slam and Shorty are attacked several times to prevent them from interferring. Shorty is kidnapped, but escapes with the aid of a circus giraffe. Slam eventually exposes the mine owne Mr. Doler, who also owns Ellis's newspaper. After Doler's involvement is exposed, he concedes to improve mine conditions and allows the workers to unionize.

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