Comic Title: Detective Comics (Facsimile Edition) #27 [Frankie's Comics Exclusive]
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2022
Approx. On Sale Date: August 23, 2022
Cover Price: No Price
Page Count: 64
UPC: 37788-00161

Title: (Murder on the Oceanic Line Docks)
Pages: 6

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

Writer/Artist: Jim G. Chambers

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #27 (1939)

Feature Character(s)

• Crimson Avenger (last appearance in Detective Comics #26; next appearance in Detective Comics #28)

Supporting Character(s)

• Wing (last appearance in Detective Comics #26; next appearance in Detective Comics #29)

Villain(s)

• Frank and his men (proprietor of a gambling den; no further appearances)
• Mike Moran and his men (a gambler; mistakenly called Mike Morris once in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Abe Gold and Beard (a night club owner and a photographer; die in this story; no further appearances)
• An unnamed doctor, a nurse, and two police officers (no further appearances)

Comments:
Crimson Avenger is often referred to as merely the Crimson in this story.

Synopsis:
Crimson Avenger investigates the murders of a night club owner and a photographer. The trail leads to notorious gambler Mike Moran, who killed the night club owner for gambling debts. Moran gets the drop on the Crimson, but fails to notice that the phone is off the hook, allowing the operator to hear his confession. Moran is caught and the Crimson escapes.