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Cover: Creig Flessel

Detective Comics #11

Jan 1938 · DC · 0.10 USD
📊 ~79,835 copies sold its debut month
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Contains 9 stories
The Anarchist Submarine Plot
6 pp · Crime, Detective-Mystery
a gang of anarchists (introduction, villain, death)Ensign Alsworth

In "The Anarchist Submarine Plot," Speed races against time to stop a sabotage scheme targeting New York Harbor’s reef. Diving into the depths from a plane, he discovers a hidden submarine and confronts its saboteurs—only to be captured and left behind as the vessel begins its ascent. With seconds to spare, he escapes just before the sub detonates, saving the fleet.

The Nick Orsatti Case, Part 2
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Nick Orsatti (villain)James WilkesJones

In "The Nick Orsatti Case, Part 2," Larry races against time to bring the elusive criminal to justice, following a narrow escape from the royal Club and a desperate chase through the city’s underbelly. With Orsatti vanishing into a hidden cellar and Larry himself taken hostage, the stakes rise as the investigation plunges into shadowy corners where no one is safe.

The Phony Murder of Sir Fenton Carsley
6 pp · Crime, Detective-Mystery
Sir Fenton Carsley (introduction, villain)Inspector BurkePhyllis Carlin
Bulls Eye
12 pp · Detective-Mystery
Kramer (introduction)a gang of crooks (introduction, villain)

In "Bulls Eye," Bruce investigates a suspicious repair shop after noticing discrepancies in the story of its owner, Kramer, who supposedly left for a daughter's funeral. When he finds the man's glasses still on the counter and learns the funeral is a lie, Bruce breaks in to uncover the truth—only to find Kramer held captive by a gang forcing him to open his safe. With clever traps and quick thinking, he disables the criminals just as the police arrive.

The Willow Lane Mystery
4 pp · Humor
The Atlantis Aftermath
4 pp · Adventure, Spy
an anarchist (introduction, villain, death)

In "The Atlantis Aftermath," Bart and Sally find themselves entangled in a web of deception after a mysterious anarchist capture on a Paris-bound ship. As they step off the boat, a sudden threat from a man claiming to be a colleague forces them into a tense standoff—only for a gendarme to intervene, revealing a surprising twist tied to a lottery ticket and a cleverly concealed payment.

In the Bag
6 pp · Western-Frontier
Kole (introduction, villain)
The Flying Circus
13 pp · Adventure, Detective-Mystery
Baron Von Goetz (introduction, villain)Baroness Von Goetz (introduction, villain)
Sir Hubert Wilkens Famous Arctic Explorer
1 pp · Adventure, Biography
Sir Hubert Wilkens

In this gripping slice of adventure from Detective Comics #11, Sir Hubert Wilkens recounts a harrowing survival ordeal after a crash landing in the Arctic. With only his wits and an ice pick, he faces the brutal challenge of trekking 97 miles across frozen terrain—only to narrowly escape drowning when he plunges through thin ice.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $1,373
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $7,010*
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $6,897
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $6,897
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $4,228
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $3,759
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $3,759
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CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $3,759
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $3,759*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $3,759
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $1,601*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 2 in census $1,423
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 $723
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Cast · 8 characters

Full credits

writer Siegel
artist, inker Shuster
cover pencils, inks Creig Flessel

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