Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1947-12-22
Editing: Jack Schiff; Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #132 Edit Cover
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The Human Key!
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Human Key [Paul Bodin]
Reprints (3)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]
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Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

The Human Key!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Human Key [Paul Bodin]; Sleepy (villain); Burly Graham (villain)
Synopsis:
A master locksmith poses as a criminal in order to help the Caped Crusaders capture a notorious criminal and his gang.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Script credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.

"Chick" Davies
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Society Plumbers
(Table of Contents: 4)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
?
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

[no title indexed]
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Leave It to Binky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Mickey Marvel
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Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Skates for Scoundrels!
(Table of Contents: 9)

Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Lee Harris (signed)
Inks:
Lee Harris (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Air Wave [Larry Jordan]
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 10)

Three-Ring Binks / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Jack Farr (signed)
Inks:
Jack Farr (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Booking agent de luxe for all circus, movie, radio and floor show headline acts...
Characters:
Three-Ring Binks

Indexer Notes

Letters credit by Craig Delich.

Stolen Cache
(Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Robert Hale (credited)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:adventure
Reprints (1)

The Unwelcome Santa Claus!
(Table of Contents: 12)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; war
Characters:
The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Andre Chavard; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Tex; Jan Haasan]

[no title indexed]
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Western Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Lancaster County Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals / advertisement / 1 page

How to Change a Tire at Night
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Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Human Key!
    Batman and Robin
  2. [no title indexed]
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. The Human Key!
    Batman and Robin
  4. "Chick" Davies
    Wheaties
  5. Society Plumbers
    Slam Bradley
  6. [no title indexed]
    Leave It to Binky
  7. [no title indexed]
  8. Mickey Marvel
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  9. Editorial Advisory Board
  10. Skates for Scoundrels!
    Air Wave
  11. ["Booking agent de luxe for all circus, movie, radio and floor show headline acts..."]
    Three-Ring Binks
  12. Stolen Cache
  13. The Unwelcome Santa Claus!
    The Boy Commandos
  14. [no title indexed]
    Western Comics
  15. [no title indexed]
    Lancaster County Seeds
  16. [no title indexed]
    MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals
  17. How to Change a Tire at Night
    Eveready Batteries
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Issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
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