Cover: Bob Kane & Jerry Robinson

Detective Comics #52

Jun 1941 · DC · 0.10 USD

📊 ~43,961 copies sold its debut month

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“The Secret of the Jade Box”

In "The Secret of the Jade Box," a mysterious artifact sets off a chain of intrigue in Gotham, where a shadowy figure known only as Jo investigates a decades-old riddle tied to a jade box rumored to hold a deadly secret. This early tale from 1941 features art by Joe Shuster, whose distinctive style brings a noir edge to the mystery, while the cover by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson captures the era’s classic detective flair.

writer Bill Finger · artist Bob Kane · inker Jerry Robinson · inker, letterer George Roussos · cover Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson

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writer Bill Finger

artist Bob Kane

inker Jerry Robinson

inker, letterer George Roussos

cover pencils Bob Kane

cover inks Jerry Robinson

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Batman and Robin must solve the mystery of the "Khan" ring, a ring that once belonged to Ghengis Khan, and whose relative now wears it, and has started a protection racket.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).