DETECTIVE COMICS (1937-2011; 2016-) #20
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1st Crimson Avenger! classic Leo O'Mealia cvr! (10/38)
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1st Crimson Avenger! classic Leo O'Mealia cvr! (10/38)
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off white pgs; Mod(B-3) ct, pcs added, tr sls, clnd, reinf
1st Crimson Avenger! classic Leo O'Mealia cvr! (10/38)
Detective Comics #20 is another beloved Golden Age artifact of the comic's early run as a hard-boiled anthology featuring various tough guys. This particular issue, however, began to show the huge influence of Superman's debut in Action Comics, with Detective making room for the first appearance of costumed hero the Crimson Avenger.
The dashing crimefighter (aka newspaper publisher Lee Travis) was still human enough to fit right in with Detective stars Speed Saunders, Lance Steele, and Bart Regan, Spy. By issue #22, the Crimson Avenger would also become the first costumed hero to appear on the cover of Detective . Creators have kept the spirit of the Crimson Avenger alive over the years, with the Justice League of America even displaying his original cloak, mask, and fedora as mementos of "the first of our kind." (This comic is also beloved for the classic cover by Leo O'Mealia, the noted newspaper illustrator who briefly produced stunning comics work as part of Chesler Studios.)
1st Crimson Avenger! classic Leo O'Mealia cvr! (10/38)
Detective Comics #20 is another beloved Golden Age artifact of the comic's early run as a hard-boiled anthology featuring various tough guys. This particular issue, however, began to show the huge influence of Superman's debut in Action Comics, with Detective making room for the first appearance of costumed hero the Crimson Avenger.
The dashing crimefighter (aka newspaper publisher Lee Travis) was still human enough to fit right in with Detective stars Speed Saunders, Lance Steele, and Bart Regan, Spy. By issue #22, the Crimson Avenger would also become the first costumed hero to appear on the cover of Detective . Creators have kept the spirit of the Crimson Avenger alive over the years, with the Justice League of America even displaying his original cloak, mask, and fedora as mementos of "the first of our kind." (This comic is also beloved for the classic cover by Leo O'Mealia, the noted newspaper illustrator who briefly produced stunning comics work as part of Chesler Studios.)