Contents 1 Appearing in "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate" 2 Synopsis for "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate" 3 Appearing in "Killers of Kurdistan" 4 Synopsis for "Killers of Kurdistan" 5 Appearing in "Bullet Bluff" 6 Synopsis for "Bullet Bluff" 7 Appearing in "The Mysterious Murders" 8 Synopsis for "The Mysterious Murders" 9 Appearing in "Murder on the Oceanic Line Docks" 10 Synopsis for "Murder on the Oceanic Line Docks" 11 Appearing in "The New Orleans Mardi Gras Murders (Part I)" 12 Synopsis for "The New Orleans Mardi Gras Murders (Part I)" 13 Appearing in "The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu" 14 Synopsis for "The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu" 15 Appearing in "Illegal Aliens" 16 Synopsis for "Illegal Aliens" 17 Appearing in "The Murderer on Vacation" 18 Synopsis for "The Murderer on Vacation" 19 Notes 20 Trivia 21 See Also 22 Recommended Reading 23 Links and References

Appearing in "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate"

Featured Characters:

• Batman  (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Commissioner Gordon  (First appearance)

Villains:

• Alfred Stryker (Single appearance) (Dies)
• Jennings (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Lambert (Single appearance) (Dies)
• Lambert, Jr. (Single appearance)
• Paul Rogers (Single appearance)
• Steven Crane (Single appearance) (Dies)

Locations:

• Gotham City (First appearance)
  • Lambert Residence
  • Stryker Laboratory

Items:

• Utility Belt (First appearance)

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate"

Commissioner Gordon learns that a chemical industrialist named Lambert has just been murdered. It appears as if Lambert's son is guilty of the crime, but he confesses only to finding his father's body. Bruce Wayne is present at the crime scene and decides to investigate as the Batman.

Exploring Lambert's contacts, he discovers the names of his old business partners, Steven Crane, Paul Rogers and Alfred Stryker. Shortly thereafter, Steven Crane is found dead in his home. Paul Rogers learns of the murder and seeks out the last surviving business partner, Alfred Stryker. But Stryker reveals himself to be behind the crimes and kidnaps Rogers. He wants total control over their business interests.

Batman swoops down inside of Stryker's chemical factory and rescues Rogers. Stryker tries to attack him but Batman beats him back, toppling the criminal into a vat of acid.

Appearing in "Killers of Kurdistan"

Featured Characters:

• Speed Saunders

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Villains:

• The Veiled Prophetress of the Killers of the Kurdistan (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Trel Awney (Only appearance; dies)
• Tom (Appears only as a corpse)

Locations:

• Kurdistan

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "Killers of Kurdistan"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Bullet Bluff"

Featured Characters:

• Buck Marshall

Supporting Characters:

• Pepper
• Sheriff

Villains:

• Jack Stark (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Matt Doyle (Single appearance)
• Jerry Kane (Appears only as a corpse)

Locations:

• 19th Century
  • Sage City

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "Bullet Bluff"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "The Mysterious Murders"

Featured Characters:

• Bart Regan

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Villains:

• Enemy spies (Only appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

• Congressman Booker (Single appearance)
• Congressman Stoker (Single appearance)
• Booker's secretary (Single appearance)
• Cognressman Little (Only appearance; dies)

Locations:

• 
  

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "The Mysterious Murders"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Murder on the Oceanic Line Docks"

Featured Characters:

• Crimson Avenger

Supporting Characters:

• Wing

Villains:

• Frank (Single appearance)
• Mike Moran (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Alan Gold (Single appearance)
• Beard (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York City

• Manhattan

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "Murder on the Oceanic Line Docks"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "The New Orleans Mardi Gras Murders (Part I)"

Featured Characters:

• Bruce Nelson

Supporting Characters:

• Ed Lane (First appearance)

Villains:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• Lili Gravet (Appears only as a corpse)

Locations:

• Louisiana

• New Orleans

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "The New Orleans Mardi Gras Murders (Part I)"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu"

Featured Characters:

• Denis Nayland Smith

Supporting Characters:

• Dr. Petrie

Villains:

• Fu Manchu

Other Characters:

• Greba Eltham (flashback and main story)
• Rev. J. D. Eltham
• Vernon Denby

Locations:

• 
  

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Illegal Aliens"

Featured Characters:

• Cosmo

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Villains:

• Kwan Joy Lo (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Ven Lo (Single appearance)

Locations:

• 
  

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "Illegal Aliens"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "The Murderer on Vacation"

Featured Characters:

• Slam Bradley

Supporting Characters:

• Shorty Morgan

Villains:

• Blackjack Benson (Single appearance)
• Helger Wetjen (Single appearance)
• Gale Dennis (Single appearance)
• Nickey (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Dick Kelly (Only appearance; dies)
• Heine (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York City
• Switzerland

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "The Murderer on Vacation"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• This entire issue is reprinted in Famous First Edition C-28 and Millennium Edition: Detective Comics #27.

• "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate" is reprinted in Batman Archives, Volume 1, Batman Chronicles, Volume 1, Detective Comics #387, Detective Comics #627 and Batman: From the 30's to the 70's.

• This issue is the first appearance of the Golden Age Batman. Chronologically, he makes a previous appearance in Detective Comics #65. He appears next in Detective Comics #28.

• This is the first appearance of the Golden Age Commissioner Gordon.

• It is established that on Earth-Two, Batman does not have the same code against killing that his Earth-One counterpart has. Although the Batman kills several criminals in the early stages of his career, he abandons the practice shortly after taking in the young sidekick, Robin.

• Slam Bradley and Shorty Morgan appear next in New York World's Fair Comics #1.

• The Crimson appeared last in Detective Comics #26. He appears next in Detective Comics #28

• Wing appeared last in Detective Comics #26. He appears next in Detective Comics #29.
• In "Murder on the Oceanic Line Docks", Mike Moran is also called Mike Morris throughout the story.

Trivia

• Batman's name is spelled "Bat-Man".

• The golden age version of Bruce Wayne smoked a pipe.

See Also

• Write your own review of this comic!
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• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series
• Images from Detective Comics Vol 1 27

Recommended Reading

• Batman Recommended Reading

• Batman (Volume 1)
• Batman (Volume 2)
• Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
• Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
• Batman Confidential
• Batman: Gotham Knights
• Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
• Batman: Shadow of the Bat
• Batman: Streets of Gotham
• Batman Incorporated
• Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
• Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
• Detective Comics (Volume 1)
• Detective Comics (Volume 2)
• Superman/Batman
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Volume )

Links and References

• Detective Comics article at Wikipedia
• Detective Comics series index at the Grand Comics Database
• Detective Comics series index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Detective Comics series index at Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics

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