Detective Comics #45
| Cover Credits |
| Penciller: Bob Kane Inker: Jerry Robinson |
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Comic Title: Detective Comics #45
Publisher: DC
(Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1940
Approx. On Sale Date:
October 3, 1940 Copyright Date September 27, 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
| Pages | Feature | Note |
| FC | Batman | Bob Kane (a) |
| IFC | Indicia; Ad | Detective Comics Inc.; Superman Krypto-Raygun |
| 1 | Batman | "The Case of the Laughing Death" |
| 2 | Batman | |
| 3 | Batman | |
| 4 | Batman | |
| 5 | Batman | |
| 6 | Batman | |
| 7 | Batman | |
| 8 | Batman | |
| 9 | Batman | |
| 10 | Batman | |
| 11 | Batman | |
| 12 | Batman | |
| 13 | Batman | |
| 14 | House Ad | Batman #3 - onsale Oct 18th |
| 15 | Spy | (No Title) |
| 16 | Spy | |
| 17 | Spy | |
| 18 | Spy | |
| 19 | Spy | |
| 20 | Spy | |
| 21 | Ad; Text Feature | American Specialty Co.; "Monthly Book Review" |
| 22 | Larry Steele | (No Title) |
| 23 | Larry Steele | |
| 24 | Larry Steele | |
| 25 | Larry Steele | |
| 26 | Larry Steele | |
| 27 | Larry Steele | |
| 28 | Crimson Avenger | (No Title) |
| 29 | Crimson Avenger | |
| 30 | Crimson Avenger | |
| 31 | Crimson Avenger | |
| 32 | Crimson Avenger | |
| 33 | Crimson Avenger | |
| 34 | Speed Saunders | (No Title) |
| 35 | Speed Saunders | |
| 36 | Speed Saunders | |
| 37 | Speed Saunders | |
| 38 | Speed Saunders | |
| 39 | Speed Saunders | |
| 40 | Text Story | "Open Evidence" |
| 41 | Text Story | |
| 42 | Steve Malone | (No Title) |
| 43 | Steve Malone | |
| 44 | Steve Malone | |
| 45 | Steve Malone | |
| 46 | Steve Malone | |
| 47 | Steve Malone | |
| 48 | Text Feature | "Detective Stamp Page" |
| 49 | House Ad; Ad | Superman #7; Home Recording Co. |
| 50 | Cliff Crosby | "Murder at the Polo Games" |
| 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 | All-Star #2, World's Fair 1940 |
| IBC | Ad | Daisy Air Rifles |
| BC | Ad | Baby Ruth |
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