Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #119

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Pages: 52

On-sale Date: 1946-11-20

Editing: Jack Schiff; Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)

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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Win Mortimer
Inks:	Win Mortimer ?
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp (sourced)

Genre:superhero

Keywords:snow; snowballs; snowmen; winter

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

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Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: A Superman DC Publication
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Detective Comics Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

The Case of the Famous Foes!

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Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:	Bill Finger
Pencils:	Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks:	Gene McDonald
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
Keywords:Bat-Signal; Batplane; Capitol; Daily Gazette; Gotham City; National Art Gallery; Washinton D.C.

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; sanitarium inmate [as Abraham Lincoln]; sanitarium inmate [as George Washington]; sanitarium inmate [as Benjamin Franklin]; sanitarium inmate [as Napoleon Bonaparte]; Wiley Derek [also as Lafayette] (villain)

Synopsis:: A crook on the lam assumes the role of a guard at an asylum and gets the idea of using the men inside (who think of themselves as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin and others) as dupes to carry out his nefarious crimes.; in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #5 ([May] 2001)
in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 ([August] 2018)

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit verified by Sprang. Most likely Gene McDonald's last Batman work, per Craig Delich, since he inked thru 1946.

Clark Shaughnessy

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Danger -- Crooks at Work!

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Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	John Daly
Inks:	John Daly
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:detective-mystery

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

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Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page

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Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page

The Talking Dog!

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Air Wave / comic story / 8 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Lee Harris (signed)
Inks:	Lee Harris (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Air Wave [Larry Jordan]

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General Mills Cereals [multiple varieties] / advertisement / 1 page

Editorial Advisory Board

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

O Is for Opposum

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

Gentlemen's Agreement

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text story / 2 pages

Script:	John Broome (credited as John Osgood)
Letters:	typeset

Genre:adventure

The Runaway Robot

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The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Curt Swan
Inks:	Steve Brodie
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:adventure; war

Characters:

The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Jan Haasan; Andre Chavard; Alfy Twidgett; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]]

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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

The Case of the Famous Foes!

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Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Indexer Notes

Clark Shaughnessy

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Danger -- Crooks at Work!

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Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 pages

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Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page

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Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page

The Talking Dog!

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Air Wave / comic story / 8 pages

[no title indexed]

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General Mills Cereals [multiple varieties] / advertisement / 1 page

Editorial Advisory Board

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

O Is for Opposum

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

Gentlemen's Agreement

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text story / 2 pages

The Runaway Robot

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The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages

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Circus Candy Factory / advertisement / 1 page

How Thom McAn Stopped the Forest Fire

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Thom McAn Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Red Ryder's Safety Message to Daisy Air Rifle Owners

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns; Red Ryder / advertisement / 1 page

How to Outbluff a Vicious Dog at Night!

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Eveready Batteries / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

The Case of the Famous Foes! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Indexer Notes

Clark Shaughnessy (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Danger -- Crooks at Work! (Table of Contents: 4)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 pages

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page

The Talking Dog! (Table of Contents: 7)

Air Wave / comic story / 8 pages

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

General Mills Cereals [multiple varieties] / advertisement / 1 page

Editorial Advisory Board (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

O Is for Opposum (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

Gentlemen's Agreement (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages

The Runaway Robot (Table of Contents: 12)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Circus Candy Factory / advertisement / 1 page

How Thom McAn Stopped the Forest Fire (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Thom McAn Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Red Ryder's Safety Message to Daisy Air Rifle Owners (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns; Red Ryder / advertisement / 1 page

How to Outbluff a Vicious Dog at Night! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Eveready Batteries / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

The Case of the Famous Foes!

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Clark Shaughnessy

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Danger -- Crooks at Work!

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[no title indexed]

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The Talking Dog!

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[no title indexed]

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Editorial Advisory Board

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O Is for Opposum

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Gentlemen's Agreement

(Table of Contents: 11)

The Runaway Robot

(Table of Contents: 12)

[no title indexed]

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How Thom McAn Stopped the Forest Fire

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Red Ryder's Safety Message to Daisy Air Rifle Owners

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How to Outbluff a Vicious Dog at Night!

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