For the predecessor company of DC Comics called "Detective Comics, Inc.", see National Comics Publications.
For technical reasons, "Detective Comics #27" redirects here. For the comic book, see Detective Comics 27.
Detective Comics
Detective Comics #27 (May 1939), art by Bob Kane
Publication information
Publisher
Detective Comics, Inc.: #1–119 National Comics Publications: #120–296 National Periodical Publications: #297–467 DC Comics: #468–current
Schedule
List
Monthly: #1–434, #446–466, #489–811 Eight times a year: #469–474 Bimonthly: #435–445, #467–468, #475–488 Twice-monthly #934–current Weekly #1047–1058
Format
Ongoing series
Publication date
List
(vol. 1) March 1937 – October 2011 (vol. 2) November 2011 – July 2016 (vol. 1 cont.) August 2016–present
No. of issues
List
(vol. 1): 883 (#1–881, plus issues numbered #0 and #1,000,000) and 12 Annuals (vol. 2): 57 (#1–52, plus issues numbered #0 and #23.1 through 23.4) and 3 Annuals (vol. 1 cont.): 142 (#934–1075) and 5 Annuals (as of December 2023 cover date)
Main character(s)
List
Batman (since #27) Other characters: Slam Bradley the Elongated Man Batgirl Robin the Manhunter the Man-Bat the Green Arrow the Human Target Batwoman
Creative team
Written by
List
(vol. 1) Bill Finger Dennis O'Neil Frank Robbins Gerry Conway Archie Goodwin Steve Englehart David V. Reed Chuck Dixon Ed Brubaker Greg Rucka Scott Snyder (vol. 2) Tony Daniel Derek Fridolfs Gregg Hurwitz Matt Kindt John Layman Frank Tieri Peter J. Tomasi Francis Manapul Brian Buccellato Benjamin Percy Ray Fawkes (vol. 1 cont.) James Tynion IV Michael Moreci Bryan Hill James Robinson Peter J. Tomasi Mariko Tamaki Ram V
Penciller(s)
List
(vol. 1) Bob Kane Dick Sprang Sheldon Moldoff Carmine Infantino Gil Kane Neal Adams Irv Novick Jim Aparo Walt Simonson Ernie Chan Marshall Rogers Gene Colan Alan Davis Tom Mandrake Don Newton J. H. Williams III, Pete Woods (vol. 2) Ed Benes, Andy Clarke, Tony Daniel Scot Eaton Jason Fabok Mikel Janin Syzmon Kudranski Eduardo Pansica Javier Pina
Inker(s)
List
(vol. 1) Jerry Robinson Charles Paris Murphy Anderson Joe Giella Sid Greene Dick Giordano Terry Austin Alfredo Alcala
Colorist(s)
List
Adrienne Roy
Detective Comics (later retitled as Batman Detective Comics) is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27 (cover-dated May 1939).
A second series of the same title was launched in September 2011, but in 2016, reverted to the original volume numbering. The series is the source of its publishing company's name, and—along with Action Comics, the series that launched with the debut of Superman—one of the medium's signature series. Between 1937 and 2011, there were 881 issues of the series. It is the longest-running comic book series in the United States.[1][Note 1]
^"Detective Comics recognized by Guinness World Records as longest-running comic book periodical". DC Comics. July 25, 2009. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012. DC Comics President and Publisher Paul Levitz accepted an award on behalf of DC from the Guinness World Records, recognizing Detective Comics as the longest-running comic book periodical in the United States of America.
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