Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1950-03-20
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #159 Edit Cover
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Script:
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Pencils:
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Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What happens when the underworld learns Batman's secret identity?
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Bruce Wayne; T. Worthington Chubb
Reprints (3)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

Bruce Wayne -- You Are Batman!
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
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Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
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Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; T. Worthington Chubb (villain); Chubb's gang [Lefty; Joe; rest unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis:
Bruce Wayne receives a special delivery letter in which the writer claims to know that he is Batman and warns him not to interfere with crimes being committed or his true identity will be revealed to the world.
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit verified to Craig Delich by Lew Sayre Schwartz; we previously credited Schwartz.

Pee Wee Reese
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Here's Good News for Batman and Robin Fans!
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Batman; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Case of the Human Dolls!
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Impossible-- But True / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dan Barry (signed)
Inks:
Dan Barry (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
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  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Roy Raymond

Lassoing the Lion
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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] / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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

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Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page

The Strongest Scoundrel on Earth!
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Robotman / comic story / 6 pages

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Letters:
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]

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Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

Home, Sweet Home!
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Binky / public service announcement / 1 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:advocacy; teen; humor
Characters:
Binky Biggs; Lucy Biggs; Li'l Allergy; Mr. Biggs; Mrs. Biggs
Synopsis:
Everyone in Binky's family learns a lesson about being more thoughtful and accommodating to one another.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with leading national social welfare and youth-serving organizations.

Art credits from Bob Hughes, Gene Reed, Merlin Haas, Edgar Loftin, and Allen Ross. Loftin and Ross question Mayer inks credit. Bob Bailey argues Bob Oksner base with Mayer heads.

Up to Your Elbows in Fun
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text article / 2 pages

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Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

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Shorty / comic story / 0.75 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Now in the job here, one thing is important...
Characters:
Shorty

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Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page

Stampede!
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Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Crime among the Cliff-Dwellers!
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Pow-Wow Smith / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:western-frontier
Characters:
Pow-Wow Smith

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Craig Delich.

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Shoot-a-Top / Shoot-a-Plane / advertisement / 1 page

2 Smash Hits!
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The Adventures of Alan Ladd; The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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

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Hollywood Film Studios Enlargements / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["What happens when the underworld learns Batman's secret identity?"]
    Batman and Robin
  2. [no title indexed]
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. Bruce Wayne -- You Are Batman!
    Batman and Robin
  4. Pee Wee Reese
    Wheaties
  5. Here's Good News for Batman and Robin Fans!
    Batman; World's Finest Comics
  6. The Case of the Human Dolls!
    Impossible-- But True
  7. Lassoing the Lion
    "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. Editorial Advisory Board
  9. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka Bubble Gum
  10. The Strongest Scoundrel on Earth!
    Robotman
  11. [no title indexed]
    Columbia Bicycles
  12. Home, Sweet Home!
    Binky
  13. Up to Your Elbows in Fun
  14. ["Now in the job here, one thing is important..."]
    Shorty
  15. [no title indexed]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  16. Stampede!
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
  17. Crime among the Cliff-Dwellers!
    Pow-Wow Smith
  18. [no title indexed]
    Shoot-a-Top / Shoot-a-Plane
  19. 2 Smash Hits!
    The Adventures of Alan Ladd; The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
  20. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  21. [no title indexed]
    Hollywood Film Studios Enlargements
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  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Craig Delich
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Arthur Lortie
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Peets
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
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