Comic Title: Detective Comics #25
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1939
Approx. On Sale Date: February 21, 1939 Copyright Date February 8, 1939
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1939
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: Vincent A. Sullivan

Title: (The Merrivale Mystery)
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 #24; next appearance in Detective Comics #26)

Supporting Character(s)

• Shorty Morgan (last appearance in Detective Comics #24; next appearance in Detective Comics #26)

Villain(s)

• A university registrar (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The faculty and students of Merrivale University (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Slam and Shorty attempt to enroll at Merrivale University. Thier applications are denied because neither man has completed high school. The university registrar allows them to enter school when he learns they are detectives.

After they are nearly murdered, Slam and Shorty return to the registrar who informs them that a killer is loose, and he needs their help. Slam agrees to help, but Shorty flees town. Slam discovers that the registrar himself is out to kill them. The registrar admits to stealing school funds and thought Slam and Shorty were out to catch him. Shorty returns in the nick of time to prevent the man from killing Slam. The detectives then leave college with a reward for catching the thief.