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Comics - Ongoing - Detective Comics - Issue #49

DETECTIVE COMICS #49
TITLE: Clayface Walks Again

COVER DATE: March, 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:
Clayface escapes from prison while being transported to a new facility. He returns to Argus studios to continue his revenge. Batman learns of the escape and arrives at the studio to protect Julie Madison, now Portia Storme, the star of the latest Argus movie. Clayface burns down one of the sets nearly killing Robin in the process. Robin and Julie then switch places, drawing the villain into the open for Batman to catch. With the villain stopped, Julie continues her movie career, and Clayface is returned to prison.


TITLE: No Title

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

PLOT:
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TITLE: The Echo

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

PLOT:
A mad scientist creates a humanoid monster called the Echo. He unleashes the monster on the nearest city where it causes destruction and death. The Crimson Avenger waits for the monster to appear again, then follows it back to the scientist's laboratory. As the Crimson Avenger is apprehending the scientist, the creature is ordered to kill. The Crimson gets out of the way, while the Echo takes his creator over a cliff where they both perish.

TITLE: The Case of the Streamlined Train

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: The Loan Shark Racket

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: The Case of the Frightened Crooner

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

PLOT:
Slam Bradley is hired to protect radio singer Randall Legro who has received several threats. Several attempts are made on Legro's life before he is kidnapped. Slam tracks down Legro and the kidnappers. He then convinces Legro to sing at a charity event as planned. Slam then unmasks Legro's piano player Edward Parrish as the man behind the threats. Parrish is really Tom Sever, Legro's ex-partner who was jealous of Legro's success.

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