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Comics - Ongoing - Detective Comics - Issue #54

DETECTIVE COMICS #54
TITLE: Hook Morgan and His Harbor Pirates

COVER DATE: August, 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:
Batman uncovers a gang of pirates working in the harbor. The pirates steal ships’ cargo, then disappear. Batman traces the pirates to Mr. Conway, but Conway has been alerted to the Caped Crusaders presence and plans a trap. Batman escapes and with Robin’s help, he defeats the pirate gang uncovering their secret hide-out in the process.


TITLE: No Title

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

PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE: No Title

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

PLOT:
Lee Travis is late for a lecture at a university. As he runs to make the appointment, he is picked up by security who are looking for a thief. Once he is cleared of the charges, Lee spots some men disguised as students. He dons his Crimson Avenger costume and follows them. The men are thieves using the disguises to blend in until the police leave. The Avenger apprehends the men, recovers the stolen money, and leaves them for the police to pick up.

NOTE:
The Crimson Avenger no longer wears a cape as of this story.

TITLE: The Case of the Bitter Almonds

WRITER: Unknown
ARTIST: Cliff Young
INKER: Cliff Young
CHARACTERS: Larry Steele

PLOT:
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TITLE: Murder in the Skies

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

PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE: The Riddle of the Missing Masterpiece

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 Talking Dummy

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

PLOT:
Slam is invited to the circus to help solve a series of safe robberies. While watching the show, Slam stops a lion that got loose. Then Tito the clown is found murdered. Slam and Shorty investigate and discover that Samson the strong man and Tiny Tom, a midget, are behind the safe robberies. They also discover that circus owner Mr. Blane killed Tito because the clown was a part owner in the circus and Blane wanted his share.

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