Comic Title: Detective Comics #52
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1941
Approx. On Sale Date: April 29, 1941 Copyright Date April 30, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941
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

Title: (No Title)
Pages: 5

Feature(s):
Crimson Avenger (of Earth-2)

Writer/Penciller: John Lehti
Inker: Charles Paris

Feature Character(s)

• Crimson Avenger (last appearance in Detective Comics #51; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #2)

Supporting Character(s)

• Wing (last appearance in Detective Comics #50; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #2)

Villain(s)

• An unnamed thief (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Prentis and Deanna (a circus owner and a perfomer; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Lee Travis and Wing attend the circus. Star performer Deanna cancels her performance. Just as Lee begins to investigate, Deanna changes her mind and appears for the show. Another circus employee threatens to kill her. Lee takes action as the Crimson Avenger and catches the potential murderer. He forces the man to confess that he robbed the circus and was seen by Deanna. He then threatened to kill her if she didn't leave town, but the girl refused. The thief is then turned over to police.