Comic Title: Detective Comics #17
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1938
Approx. On Sale Date: June 21, 1938 Copyright Date June 6, 1938
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1938
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: "Slam Bradley Gets the Air"
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 #16; next appearance in Detective Comics #18)

Supporting Character(s)

• Shorty Morgan (last appearance in Detective Comics #16; next appearance in Detective Comics #18)

Villain(s)

• Ramon Gonzales (an aspiring singer; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Sporty Morgan (Shorty's twin brother; no further appearances)
• Mr. Sullivan (a radio station executive; no further appearances)
• Maria Borgio and Pinza (singers; both die in this story; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Slam and Shorty become radio singers while searching for a killer placing bombs in the microphones of the station's other singers. Slam begins investigating singers not hired by the station. His search leads him to Ramon Gonzales, an opera singer turned down for employment. Slam learns that Ramon has rigged Shorty microphone to explode when he reaches a low note. Slam races back to the station, but is too late to stop Shorty from singing. Fortunately, Shorty was unable to reach the note, so the bomb didn't explode.