Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1955-10-25
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #226 Edit Cover
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When Batman Was Robin!
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

When Batman Was Robin
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Harvey Harris (detective, introduction, death); Mr. Bellew (famous clock collector); Mr. Van Marden (colored glass collector); A. C. Garritt (collector of "famous firsts"); Arthur Mellen (villain, wealthy collector of big ship models)
Synopsis:
Bruce Wayne receives a disturbing parcel in the mail: a Robin costume that he once wore as a youth when he was studying how to be a detective from the famed Harvey Harris...the man who obviously knows that Batman is Bruce Wayne!
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Indexer Notes

The origin of the Robin costume.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page

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Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm glad the mayor started a campaign to keep the streets clean...
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Casey the Cop

"Wings" Winchester Saves the Movie Theater
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Winchester Roller Skates; Wings Winchester / advertisement / 0.5 page

Roy Raymond -- Super Athlete!
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Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 5.67 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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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page

How a Nation Is Born, Your United Nations at Work
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public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; advocacy

Sleuth on the Sawdust Trail
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text article / 2 pages

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Jack Miller (credited as John Mallon)
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typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction; detective-mystery

The Case of the Magic Baseball
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Martian Manhunter / comic story / 6 pages

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Lt. Saunders; Brad Devon (villain); Trigger Tom Taylor (villain); Big Bob Michaels (villain)
Synopsis:
Brad Devon and his mob try to blackmail a rookie pitcher to throw his first major-league game.
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Indexer Notes

Script attributed by Rich Morrissey to Jack Miller. Showcase presents the Martian Manhunter #1 credits Samachson.

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104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page

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Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. When Batman Was Robin!
    Batman and Robin
  2. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  3. When Batman Was Robin
    Batman and Robin
  4. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. ["I'm glad the mayor started a campaign to keep the streets clean..."]
    Casey the Cop
  6. "Wings" Winchester Saves the Movie Theater
    Winchester Roller Skates; Wings Winchester
  7. Roy Raymond -- Super Athlete!
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  8. ["To the boys and girls of America..."]
  9. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
  10. How a Nation Is Born, Your United Nations at Work
  11. Sleuth on the Sawdust Trail
  12. The Case of the Magic Baseball
    Martian Manhunter
  13. [no title indexed]
    104 Kings' Knights
  14. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamps
  15. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  16. [no title indexed]
    American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals
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