Samuel Emerson "Slam" Bradley is a fictional character that has appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. He is a private detective who exists in DC's main shared universe, known as the DC Universe. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster (who also created Superman), the character is a hard bitten, tough private eye who loves beautiful dames, stiff drinks and the odd fistfight now and then. Slam was one of the first stars of D...
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Samuel Emerson "Slam" Bradley is a fictional character that has appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. He is a private detective who exists in DC's main shared universe, known as the DC Universe. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster (who also created Superman), the character is a hard bitten, tough private eye who loves beautiful dames, stiff drinks and the odd fistfight now and then. Slam was one of the first stars of Detective Comics, debuting in #1 (March, 1937) a year before Superman first appeared and long before Batman would make the title his home.
Originally operating out of Cleveland, then later in New York City, Slam and his sidekick "Shorty" Morgan often had humorous, fight filled adventures, often going undercover in various professions to catch their man.
Detective was originally an anthology comic; Bradley's adventures continued despite Batman's debut in #27, through World War II and beyond, finally ending in Detective Comics #152 (October, 1949...
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