Comic Title: Detective Comics #4
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 432 Fourth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1937
Approx. On Sale Date: May 25, 1937 Copyright Date May 10, 1937
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1937
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: Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Title: "The Hollywood Murders"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Slam Bradley (of Earth-1)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Joe Shuster

Feature Character(s)

• Slam Bradley (last appearance in Detective Comics #3; next appearance in Detective Comics #5)

Supporting Character(s)

• Shorty Morgan (last appearance in Detective Comics #3; next appearance in Detective Comics #5)

Villain(s)

• Terril Desmond (manager of Stupendous Film Studios; no further appearances)
• An unnamed trapeze artist (a killer; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Bentley (a studio president; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Larry Garry (an actor; no further appearances)

Comments:
Cleveland is identified as Slam’s home town.

Synopsis:
After apprehending a killer trapeze artist, Slam Bradley is invited to Hollywood as a stunt man. When they arrive in town, Slam and Shorty are repeatedly attacked as an unknown person tries to kill them. Slam visits the office of the studio president and discovers him murdered. Shorty discovers that Terril Desmond, the man who hired them is the killer. Desmond grabs Shorty and makes a run for it. Slam chases him down and rescues Shorty. Slam then decides to leave Hollywood and leave the movies behind.