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Famous First Edition#C-28
Cover: Bob Kane

Famous First Edition #C-28

Jun 1974 · DC · 1.00 USD
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In "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate," the Bat-Man tackles his first major investigation, diving into the murder of a chemical tycoon whose death hides a web of betrayal within the Apex Chemical Corporation. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life with stark, iconic art by Bob Kane—both in story and on the cover—this 1974 DC classic captures the early days of Gotham’s Dark Knight with a mystery that hinges on greed, secrets, and the first steps of a detective’s journey.

Contains 12 stories
The Case of the Chemical Syndicate
6 pp · Superhero
The Bat-Man [Bruce Wayne] (introduction)Commissioner James Gordon (introduction)Mr. Lambert (introduction, death)Lambert (introduction, Mr. Lambert's son)unnamed Police Sergeant (introduction)Steven Crane (introduction, death)Crane's butler (introduction)Paul Rogers (introduction)Alfred Stryker (villain, introduction, death)Jennings (villain, introduction, Stryker's assistant)
Untitled Humor story
0.75 pp · Humor
The Killers of Kurdistan
6 pp · Adventure, Detective-Mystery
Speed SaundersTom (Trelawney's friend, death)Trelawney (death)Trelawney's maidThe Veiled Prophetress of the Killers of Kurdistan (villain)Killers of Kurdistan (villains, one dies)

In "The Killers of Kurdistan," Speed follows a trail of blood and secrets after two men are murdered, one bearing the chilling mark of the red crescent—the signature of the Kurdistan Killers. Though both victims were once part of the sect, they had turned against its violent ways, and now their defiance may have cost them their lives.

Bullet Bluff
6 pp · Western-Frontier
Buck Marshallunnamed SheriffMatt Doyle (Box K Ranch worker)Jerry Kane (Box K Ranch owner, death)Pepper (Buck's horse)The Terror [Jack Stark] (villain)
Untitled Adventure story
6 pp · Adventure
Bart ReganCongressman Sneed (death)Congressman Little (death)Congressman BookerCongressman Stokerunnamed spy (villain, death)

In this 1974 adventure from *Famous First Edition #C-28*, Bart follows a bizarre trail after a series of Committee on Un-American Activities members are killed by explosive capsules concealed in their bananas—each death more impossible than the last. With no clear motive and a trail leading through a web of suspicious alibis, Bart must untangle a mystery where even the fruit might be a weapon.

Murder on the Oceanic Line Docks
6 pp · Superhero
The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]WingAbe Gold (night club owner, death)unnamed hospital nurse (death)Frank (villain)Mike Moran (villain)
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Bruce NelsonEd Lane (a detective)Lili Grauet (death)
Untitled Adventure story
4 pp · Adventure
Rev. J. D. ElthamGreba ElthamNayland SmithVernon DenbyDr. PetrieDr. Fu Manchu (villain)
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Flatfoot Flannigan
Untitled Adventure story
6 pp · Adventure
CosmoCarg (Immigration HQ official)Mike Donovan (Policeman)Yen Lo (villain)Kwan Joy Lo (villain)Fo Lee (villain)
Untitled Humor story
4 pp · Humor
PeteJoeLouie th' Louse (villain)
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
9 pp · Detective-Mystery
Slam BradleyShorty MorganDick Kelly (death)Gale Dennis (villain)"Black Jack" Benson (villain)Nicky (villain)Helger Wetjen (villain)

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Full credits

artist, inker, letterer Bob Kane
cover pencils, inks Bob Kane

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