Detective Comics #40
| Cover Credits |
| Artist: Bob Kane Inker: Jerry Robinson |
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Comic Title: Detective Comics #40
Publisher: DC
(Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1940
Approx. On Sale Date:
May 7, 1940 Copyright Date May 3, 1940
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1940
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.
Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth
Notes:
This issue's cover which features the Joker, was originally intended for the fifth story of Batman #1. The Joker does not appear in this issue.
| Pages | Feature | Note |
| FC | Batman | Bob Kane (a) |
| IFC | Indicia; Ad | Detective Comics Inc.; Crowell-Collier |
| 1 | Batman | (No Title) |
| 2 | Batman | |
| 3 | Batman | |
| 4 | Batman | |
| 5 | Batman | |
| 6 | Batman | |
| 7 | Batman | |
| 8 | Batman | |
| 9 | Batman | |
| 10 | Batman | |
| 11 | Batman | |
| 12 | Batman | |
| 13 | House Ad | Batman #1 |
| 14 | Spy | (No Title) |
| 15 | Spy | |
| 16 | Spy | |
| 17 | Spy | |
| 18 | Spy | |
| 19 | Spy | |
| 20 | Red Logan | "An American Reporter in London…." |
| 21 | Red Logan | |
| 22 | Red Logan | |
| 23 | Red Logan | |
| 24 | Red Logan | |
| 25 | Red Logan | |
| 26 | Crimson Avenger | (No Title) |
| 27 | Crimson Avenger | |
| 28 | Crimson Avenger | |
| 29 | Crimson Avenger | |
| 30 | Crimson Avenger | |
| 31 | Crimson Avenger | |
| 32 | Ad | Popsicle Pete |
| 33 | Ad | |
| 34 | Speed Saunders | "The Jewel Robbers" |
| 35 | Speed Saunders | |
| 36 | Speed Saunders | |
| 37 | Speed Saunders | |
| 38 | Speed Saunders | |
| 39 | Speed Saunders | |
| 40 | Text Story; Ad | "Theft at the Fair"; 1/2 page section of classified ads |
| 41 | Text Story; Ad | 1/2 page section of classified ads |
| 42 | Steve Malone | (No Title) |
| 43 | Steve Malone | |
| 44 | Steve Malone | |
| 45 | Steve Malone | |
| 46 | Steve Malone | |
| 47 | Steve Malone | |
| 48 | House Ad; Ad | Superman #5 - onsale May 10th; Superman on Radio, Junior Sales Club |
| 49 | Text Feature | "Detective Stamp Page" |
| 50 | Cliff Crosby | (No Title) |
| 51 | Cliff Crosby | |
| 52 | Cliff Crosby | |
| 53 | Cliff Crosby | |
| 54 | Cliff Crosby | |
| 55 | Cliff Crosby | |
| 56 | Slam Bradley | (No Title) |
| 57 | Slam Bradley | |
| 58 | Slam Bradley | |
| 59 | Slam Bradley | |
| 60 | Slam Bradley | |
| 61 | Slam Bradley | |
| 62 | Slam Bradley | |
| 63 | Slam Bradley | |
| 64 | House Ad | Big Six DC Titles |
| IBC | Ad | Daisy Air Rifles |
| BC | Ad | Spencer Fireworks |
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