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Slam Bradley

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Official Site: D.C. Comics

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 working for dames, but prefers the platonic company of his sidekick, "Shorty" Moran (bearing in mind a target audience of 10-year old boys). Slam was one of the first stars of Detective Comics, debuting in #1 (March, 1937) a year before Superman first appeared and two years before Batman would make the title his home.

Detective was originally an anthology comic; Slam's adventures continued despite Batman's debut in #27, through World War II and beyond, finally ending in Detective Comics #152 (October, 1949). The feature was replaced by Roy Raymond, TV Detective. Bradley would not make another significant appearance for over 32 years and his sidekick Morgan disappeared completely.

Slam's first appearance after his run in Detective Comics ended in 1949 was in Detective Comics #500, cover-dated March 1981. Bradley (with graying sideburns) assisted in "The Too Many Cooks... Caper!", about a fellow retiring detective's murder; the story featured other DC detectives, such as Jason Bard, Pow-Wow Smith, Roy Raymond, TV detective; the Human Target; and Mysto, Magician detective.

Slam returned in Detective Comics #572 (the 50th anniversary issue), teaming up with Batman, Robin, Elongated Man, and Sherlock Holmes.

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