Comic Title: Detective Comics #77
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: May 21, 1943 Copyright Date May 18, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
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: 56
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Trail of the Red Herring"
Pages: 8

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

Artist: Howard Sherman

Feature Character(s)

• Slam Bradley (last appearance in Detective Comics #76; next appearance in Detective Comics #78)

Supporting Character(s)

• Shorty Morgan (last appearance in Detective Comics #76; next appearance in Detective Comics #78)

Villain(s)

• Marvin "Red" Herring (a wanted criminal; no further appearances)
• Red's gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Several police officers (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Slam and Shorty set out on the trail of Marvin "Red" Herring, a wanted crook with a thousand dollar reward on his head. Herring's striking red hair makes him easy to spot, but he uses an impostor to slip away from police. Slam isn't fooled and follows Red. He and Shorty get knocked out, but the crooks leave without finishing them off. Slam is puzzled until the police start chasing him. Herring dyed Slam's hair red to attract the cops. The misunderstanding is soon cleared up, then Slam finally succeeds in capturing Red.