Comic Title: Detective Comics #13
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 432 Fourth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1938
Approx. On Sale Date: February 24, 1938 Copyright Date February 10, 1938
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1938
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: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Title: (At Sea)
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Slam Bradley (of Earth-1)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Joe Shuster

Feature Character(s)

• Slam Bradley (last appearance in Detective Comics #12; next appearance in Detective Comics #14)

Supporting Character(s)

• Shorty Morgan (last appearance in Detective Comics #12; next appearance in Detective Comics #14)

Villain(s)

• Danny Burke and a group of pirates (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Anxious for action, Slam starts a barfight near the docks. When Shorty discovers his wallet missing, he finds it on the floor. After leaving the bar, Shorty discovers the wallet is not his. The wallet contains a note that indicates a possible robbery aboard a ship. Slam goes to warn the captain, only to discover that the crew are all crooks. Slam and Shorty are then locked in the brig.

When the ship sets sail, Slam and Shorty are released. However, Slam causes trouble and is soon thrown back into the brig. When he smells smoke, Slam thinks the ship is on fire. He escapes from the cabin and discovers the crooks have faked the fire in order to get close to an ocean liner. They plan to rob it, but Slam and Shorty disrupt their plan and alert the other ship's crew. The crooks are taken into custody, and the detectives are rewarded.