Comic Title: Detective Comics #27
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1939
Approx. On Sale Date: April 18, 1939 Copyright Date March 30, 1939
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
Editor: Vincent A. Sullivan

Title: (Murder on the Oceanic Line Docks)
Pages: 6

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

Writer/Artist: Jim G. Chambers

Reprinted In:
Famous First Edition C-28 (1974)
Famous First Edition C-28 [Lyle Stuart Exclusive] (1974)
Millennium Edition:Detective Comics 27 (#3) (2000)
Detective Comics #27 [Convention Exclusive] (2018)
Detective Comics #27 [Convention Exclusive] (2018)
Detective Comics #27 [Convention Exclusive] (2018)
Detective Comics #27 [Convention Exclusive] (2018)
Detective Comics #27 [Loot Crate Premium] (2018)
Detective Comics (Facsimile Edition) #27 (2022)
Detective Comics (Facsimile Edition) #27 [Comic Mint Exclusive] (2022)
Detective Comics (Facsimile Edition) #27 [Whatnot Exclusive] (2022)
Detective Comics (Facsimile Edition) #27 [Whatnot Exclusive] (2022)
Detective Comics (Facsimile Edition) #27 [Whatnot Exclusive] (2022)
Detective Comics (Facsimile Edition) #27 [Frankie's Comics Exclusive] (2022)

Feature Character(s)

• Crimson Avenger (last appearance in Detective Comics #26; next appearance in Detective Comics #28)

Supporting Character(s)

• Wing (last appearance in Detective Comics #26; next appearance in Detective Comics #29)

Villain(s)

• Frank and his men (proprietor of a gambling den; no further appearances)
• Mike Moran and his men (a gambler; mistakenly called Mike Morris once in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Abe Gold and Beard (a night club owner and a photographer; die in this story; no further appearances)
• An unnamed doctor, a nurse, and two police officers (no further appearances)

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

Synopsis:
Crimson Avenger investigates the murders of a night club owner and a photographer. The trail leads to notorious gambler Mike Moran, who killed the night club owner for gambling debts. Moran gets the drop on the Crimson, but fails to notice that the phone is off the hook, allowing the operator to hear his confession. Moran is caught and the Crimson escapes.