Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1949-09-19
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #153 Edit Cover
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The Flying Batman!
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit verified by Sprang, ink credit verified by Craig Delich.

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 Flying Batman!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Professor Carl Wilde (authority on bats); Slits Danton (villain)
Synopsis:
The Batman takes to the air, like his namesake, on the trail of Slits Danton, all thanks to the creation of special "bat wings" created by a scientist...or so the Caped Crusader thinks!
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Craig Delich; we previously suggested Gene McDonald.

Hal Newhouser
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Captain Tootsie Saves the Day!
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Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Second Robotman
(Table of Contents: 5)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]

Spoiling the Gangsters' Scheme
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"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Land of Lost Years!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Impossible -- But True! / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks:
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Roy Raymond (introduction); Karen Duncan (introduction)
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
Pencils:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'd like to see an umbrella!
Characters:
Shorty
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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Superman Socks / advertisement / 0.5 page

Volcano Sleuths
(Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages

Script:
Ed Velarde (credited)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction
Reprints (0)
  • from All Hands

[no title indexed]
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Columbia Bicycles; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike! / advertisement / 1 page

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

[no title indexed]
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Cracker Jack / advertisement / 0.5 page

The Revenge of Little Thunder Cloud!
(Table of Contents: 16)

Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:western-frontier
Characters:
Pow-Wow Smith

[no title indexed]
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Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page

Hollywood's Top Adventure Star!
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The Adventures of Alan Ladd / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Electric Football [Jim Prentice] / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Flying Batman!
    Batman and Robin
  2. [no title indexed]
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. The Flying Batman!
    Batman and Robin
  4. Hal Newhouser
    Wheaties
  5. Captain Tootsie Saves the Day!
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  6. The Second Robotman
    Robotman
  7. Spoiling the Gangsters' Scheme
    "U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  8. [no title indexed]
    The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
  9. The Land of Lost Years!
    Impossible -- But True!
  10. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  11. ["I'd like to see an umbrella!"]
    Shorty
  12. [no title indexed]
    Superman Socks
  13. Volcano Sleuths
  14. [no title indexed]
    Columbia Bicycles; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!
  15. Editorial Advisory Board
  16. [no title indexed]
    Cracker Jack
  17. The Revenge of Little Thunder Cloud!
    Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman
  18. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka Bubble Gum
  19. Hollywood's Top Adventure Star!
    The Adventures of Alan Ladd
  20. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  21. [no title indexed]
    Electric Football [Jim Prentice]
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  • Katie
  • mcomics
  • David Banuelos
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • John Pannozzi
  • Matthew Peets
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
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