Comic Title: Detective Comics #23
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1939
Approx. On Sale Date: December 20, 1938 Copyright Date December 5, 1938
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1939
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
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Vincent A. Sullivan

Title: (The Zombie Killers)
Pages: 6

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

Writer/Artist: Jim G. Chambers

Feature Character(s)

• Crimson Avenger (last appearance in Detective Comics #22; next appearance in Detective Comics #24)

Villain(s)

• A mad scientist, a group of zombies, and two thugs (Matt named; no further appearances)
• F. Thorpe, Red Nelson, and Little Joe (gangsters; all die in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Linda Perry (an heiress; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not titled.

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

Synopsis:
Several gangsters are murdered by men who appear to be zombies. The Crimson Avenger follows two of the killers as the enter a car. The Crimson is caught trying to follow the car and brought to the crooks' hide-out where he finds more zombie men. The Crimson disguises himself as one of the zombies to learn more. He discovers that a mad scientist is using the zombie men to kill gangsters, so that he can take over as an underworld boss. The Crimson stops the crooks and rescues heiress Linda Perry, whom the crooks were preparing to sacrifice. After leaving the crooks for police, the Crimson disappears.