Comic Title: Detective Comics #39
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1940
Approx. On Sale Date: April 4, 1940 Copyright Date April 5, 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

Notes:
The cover to this issue was intended for Detective Comics #38 as the scene depicted appeared in that issue.

Title: "The Horde of the Green Dragon"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Batman Archives Vol. 1 HC (1990)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 2 TPB (2006)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2016)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 1 TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #32; next appearance in Batman #12)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #32; next appearance in Batman #12)
• Julie Madison (last appearance in Detective Comics #32; next appearance in Detective Comics #40)

Villain(s)

• The Tong of the Green Dragon, the Hatchet Man, and several chinese thugs (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Wong (dies in this story; last appearance in Detective Comics #35; no further appearances)
• Henry Crandall and John Cobb (millionaires; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Two millionaires are kidnapped leaving only one clue, a hatchet. Batman gets a tip from Wong, mayor of Chinatown, that the Tong of the Green Dragon is smuggling opium and is behind the kidnappings.

When Batman returns later to gather more information from Wong, he finds the mayor murdered by the Hatchet-Man. After a brief struggle Batman and his opponent are knocked unconscious.

Fearing for the safety of his partner, Robin follows a clue left by the dying mayor to Pier 3. He is captured there and brought before the leader of the Green Dragon. He duels an opponent, and Batman arrives in time to lend a hand in defeating the gang and avenge Wong’s murder. The kidnapped men are rescued as well.