Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 44
On-sale Date: 1954-01-27
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #205 Edit Cover
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The Origin of the Batcave!
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jeremy Coe
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Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]
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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

The Origin of the Bat-Cave!
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; unnamed museum curator; Professor Carter Nichols; Jeremy Coe (doubles as an Indian); a tribe of Indians (villains)
Synopsis:
When the Caped Crusaders discover an ancient piece of pottery in the Bat-Cave, they have Professor Nichols send them back in time to see if they can discover the origin of this artifact.
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Indexer Notes

This story claims that Bruce Wayne bought Wayne Manor after he became Batman. Later stories contradict this account of events.

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Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board
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Superman DC National Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Buzzy Says "Start the Day Off Right!"
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Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; teen; humor
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Buzzy Brown

The Puzzle of the Blind Artist!
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Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages

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Ruben Moreira (signed)
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Ruben Moreira (signed)
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  • Genre:detective-mystery
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Roy Raymond
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Hopalong Cassidy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I arrested this man, Sarge.
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Casey the Cop
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Mission to Mystery!
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Captain Compass / comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
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Captain Compass [Mark Compass]
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Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

Robot Detective
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text article / 2 pages

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typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction; crime

Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!
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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page

The Riddle of the Doomed Magicians!
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Mysto Magician Detective / comic story / 7.67 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
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Mysto
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Indexer Notes

Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/; we formerly credited George Kashdan.

Superman on Television! Is Super-TV
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The Adventures of Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

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Artistic Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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The Dollar Mystery Guild Book Club / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Origin of the Batcave!
    Batman and Robin
  2. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  3. The Origin of the Bat-Cave!
    Batman and Robin
  4. ["Egypt sure is an interesting country..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  5. Editorial Advisory Board
    Superman DC National Comics
  6. Buzzy Says "Start the Day Off Right!"
    Buzzy
  7. The Puzzle of the Blind Artist!
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  8. ["Did you hear the exciting news, 'Topper'?"]
    Hopalong Cassidy
  9. ["I arrested this man, Sarge."]
    Casey the Cop
  10. Mission to Mystery!
    Captain Compass
  11. ["Egad!! One must be Detective Fosdick..."]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  12. Robot Detective
  13. Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  14. The Riddle of the Doomed Magicians!
    Mysto Magician Detective
  15. Superman on Television! Is Super-TV
    The Adventures of Superman
  16. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamps
  17. [no title indexed]
    Artistic Greeting Cards
  18. [no title indexed]
    The Dollar Mystery Guild Book Club
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