Detective Comics

Caped crusader's origin

Detective Comics is an American comic book series published by DC Comics, best known for introducing Batman in 1939.

The series gave DC Comics its name (originally Detective Comics, Inc.).

The title is sometimes referenced in discussions of comic book history or Batman's origins: Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27.

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masked vigilante · Nightwing · joker · Justice League · DC Universe · publication · Batmobile · superhero · crime fighter · Wayne Manor · Arkham Asylum · Batcave · Gotham City · Catwoman · 1939 · Riddler · Harley Quinn · secret identity

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American superhero comic publisher

Marvel · Marvel Entertainment · underground comix · Archie Comics

genre within comics

Detective Comicswestern comics

Frontier-themed illustrated stories

war comics · underground comix

narrative medium

Detective Comicsnonfiction

Literature about real events

stage plays · oral storytelling · documentary · radio drama · poetry

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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G