Comic books mixture trivia questions and answers page 4. Slam bradley last edited by yotaruvegeta on 0220 05. Samuel emerson slam bradley first appeared in the inaugural issue of detective comics in 1937, with the basic idea for the character being thought up by malcolm wheelernicholson. Slam bradley is based on a second early design for superman. Slam bradley slam bradley and his partner shorty morgan are among the earliest private eye characters in the comics. The slam bradley tales began in 1937, and went to 1949. Of the two, slam bradley was the more vigorous storytelling and more appealing to comics reading audiences. Slam bradley created by joe shuster and jerry siegel. Slam bradley is said to have chris evans vibes and is later nicknamed captain america by luke fox and kate kane, implying that the cinematic version of the marvel comics character is known on earthprime. For those with a specific relationship to golden age comics and various other forms of storytelling in the decades since, the name of this cop probably rang familiar slam bradley. Previous next 10 most devastating comic book endings.
Slam bradley was the private investigator who was investigating the death of catwoman for the mayor of gotham. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Detective comics 1937 1st series comic books 19401949. The librarys vast trove of comic books exposes a unique and revealing history of american popular culture. He is a private detective who exists in dcs main shared universe. The voodoo vengeance starring speed saunders, ace investigator, art by fred guardineer. Ten tales of lovethe kind of love that can push people over the edge. Batwoman introduces classic dc character as its captain.
Have they cleaned up the comic book historians group. And the batmans adventure in this issue, the case of the chemical syndicate, is very much a detective. Orlando credited carmine infantino for allowing him to hire aragones to plot romance stories. Dcs crimes of passion will arrive at your local comic book shop on february 5th, 2020. January 1, 2019 in february 1937, malcolm wheelernicholson, the owner of national allied publications, put out its third comic book title, detective comics. The book was published by detective comics inc due to a partnership wheelernicholson entered into to get out of some debt.
Samuel slam bradley was a cynical detective in gotham city who worked alongside commissioner james gordon and his partner john jones. Slam bradley character slam bradley appears in 276 issues. Catwoman disappeared shortly after she was paid to killed a woman running for mayor of new york city, selina kyle. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. I cant help it, there are so many cool comic book references to point out. Neither helena nor sam bradley, jr have been mentioned since in the new 52 and theyre both unlikely to show up again. In the dc comics, samuel slam bradley is a hardened private detective in gotham city.
Throughout his dc history, he has partnered with batman, robin and elongated man and worked for the metropolis police department. Im alex grand and were dedicated to creating a multimedia experience to learning the intricacies of journalistic comic book history, to fit the comic books and strips that we know and love into a visual historical context. He still shows up in dc comics from time to time, usually when a writer wants to make a point about how comics have changed over the. Pictures, biography, characterisation, quotes, skills, etc. Clad in the hebrew colors of war, former west point academy cadet kate kane is batmans cousin, but she fights a battle all her own against injustice. Samuel emerson slam bradley is a fictional character that has appeared in various comic book series published by dc comics. Slam bradley, one of the titles early stars, was created from an initial character outline by the editor, malcolm wheelernicholson by jerry siegel and joe shuster, not yet famous as the creators of superman. The character is of some historical significance due to a lawsuit that resulted from his only appearance. Welcome to comic book historians, an online fanzine. The early slam bradley tales tend to be a dozen or more pages long.
Bruce wayne was robbed of both of his parents when he was just a small child, but his work as batman has inspired those more fortunate than he. Slam bradley, the original twofisted, fightinmad and occasionally pipesucking comic book shamus, slugged his way through the mean streets of cleveland, ohio in the pages of detective comics, the comic book response to the hardboiled crime and detective pulps of the time. He can be found reading comic books or watching wrestling most days. Since 1981, he has been a recurring character in the dc comics. In spy, bart regan was a nononsense counterspy for the u. This is the second meeting between superman and slam, and both are tracking the inkling. The names slam bradley and im telling you that this years valentines day special has more intrigue than you can shake a stick at. Slam bradley story, script by jerry siegel, art by mart bailey. The facebook group comic book historians is reporting that frank mclaughlin has passed.
Cosmo, the phantom of disguise story, art by sven elven. No longer the hardboiled detective series it had been at the outset, slam bradley s strip declined into. Moon rocketeers starring air wave, art by harris levy signed as lee harris. They were created by jerry siegel and joe shuster, the same team that created superman. The invisible commando starring the boy commandos, pencils by curt swan, inks by steve brodie. A full character profile for dc comics private dick slam bradley, mostly during the 1930s and the 2000s.
By this point, slam had become almost a secondary character, with shorty getting most of the focus and the action and comedy. If anyones ever told you that youre wasting your time with comic books, you can point them to this list of the most expensive dc comic books. In which slam bradley thats me looks at shortlived books. S lam bradley, the original twofisted, fightinmad and occasionally pipesucking comic book shamus, slugged his way through the mean streets of cleveland, ohio in the pages of detective comics, the comic book response to the hardboiled crime and detective pulps of the time. Batman and robin travel to london to put on a demonstration of their crime fighting techniques for scotland yard and end up helping catch the namesake of professor moriarty in batman and robin in scotland yard.
The history of comics is a long one and making a list of the 15 best duos is an almost impossible task. This was the first comic book to feature superman and batman in the same book, and on the same cover. But this is only because the artworks extremely racist depiction of the people made kenan think that he was watching a supermanlooking dude. End of an era, slam bradley had the longest running strip in dc comics. The first in a several book run, dark end of the street does a great job of setting up a very noir world, rife with as much intensity as there is fun. At only a mere pages, it was frequently the longest story in the book. Superman blue runs into slam bradley, last seen in the pages of detective comics. Slam bradley is everything amazing and terrible about golden age comics. Before krypton exploded, there was slam bradley by matthew. But after 152 issues, he reached the end of the line. The funny thing about snake is that he is seemingly young in the current comics ya know, before the black lantern thing, but yey, is the father of bane. Dc comics, idw, dark horse, marvel comics, image, and archie comics a new year, a new decadeone thats bringing with it oodles of books, movies, and tv shows to look forward to. Out joyriding, to relax from the tension of manhunting, slam bradley, tough private detective, and his partner pal, shorty. Slam has a mutual friendly relationship with john jones, which slam doesnt know that he is a martian, but often a little annoyed with johns personality being almost modeled after a stereotypical television or comic book character due to johns study of.
Slam also has the distinction of being the longestrunning of the detectives that gave detective comics the first successful themed comic book consisting entirely of nonreprinted material its name. Slam bradley is everything amazing and terrible reddit. She manages to be the main character, even though the first half of the story is technically told from private eye slam bradley s point of view. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
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