Detective Comics (1937-2011) is a 7-book series with 49 primary works first released in 1937 with contributions by Bill Finger, Peter Milligan, Doug Moench, Alan Grant, Chuck Dixon, Gerry Conway, Joey Cavalieri, Dean R. Traven, Gene Colan, Adrienne Roy, Harlan Ellison, Elliot S. Maggin, Neil Gaiman, and Paul Dini.