Comic Title: Detective Comics #35
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1940
Approx. On Sale Date: December 7, 1939 Copyright Date November 30, 1939
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
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Vincent A. Sullivan

Title: (The Case of the Ruby Idol)
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Bill Finger
Artist: Bob Kane

Reprinted In:
Batman Archives Vol. 1 HC (1990)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 1 TPB (2005)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2016)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 1 TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #34; next appearance in Detective Comics #36)

Supporting Character(s)

• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #28; next appearance in Detective Comics #36)

Villain(s)

• Sheldon Lenox (no further appearances)
• Several hindu thugs (hired by Lenox; no further appearances)
• Joe and Mike (two thieves; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Weldon (a collector; no further appearances)
• Wong (mayor of Chinatown; next appearance in Detective Comics #39)

Synopsis:
Weldon, a friend of Commissioner Gordon’s, comes into the possession of a ruby idol with a curse. The previous owner of the idol, Sheldon Lenox, is threatened by the curse and has apparently been killed by a gang of hindu thugs. The police protect the idol, but are eventually called off, leaving the Batman to watch over it.

The idol is stolen by the hindus. Batman follows them to a fence, Sin Fang. Batman asks Fang to turn over the idol, but Fang tries to kill him. Believing Batman dead, Fang is revealed to be Lenox in disguise. He concocted the whole tale to make money off the idol.

Batman escapes death and defeats Lenox. The thief falls to his death with the idol, fulfilling the curse.