Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1950-11-22
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #167 Edit Cover
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Bodyguards for Cleopatra!
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cleopatra
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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

What a Gift!
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Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

Bodyguards to Cleopatra!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
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Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cleopatra [aka The Great One]; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Professor Carter Nichols; Yati (Royal scribe); Sebek (manager of the graneries); Takeloth (Chief of the Royal Police); Ka-Ra (villain, chief irrigation engineer)
Synopsis:
Professor Nichols uses hypnosis to send Batman and Robin back to Cleopatra's Egypt to investigate their appearance in a mysterious ancient frieze.
Reprints (2)

There's a Genuine Schwinn Bike in Every Price Class to Suit You!
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Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

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

The People Who Couldn't Grow Old!
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Impossible-- But True / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:How much would you pay for a machine that is guaranteed to keep you alive forever?
Characters:
Roy Raymond
Synopsis:
Roy Raymond is shown a machine that apparently can reduce a persons age by 30-40 years.
Roy investigates the device, to see if the machine can really reduce a person’s age.

This Christmas Ask Dad for a Roadmaster
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AMF Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.75 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ice skating on the lake!
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Lucky Block
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Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page

The Captured Brain!
(Table of Contents: 10)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A body of steel and a human brain have made robot man the metal - mental marvel that fights for law and justice .
Characters:
Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]
Synopsis:
A crook exposes robot man’s body to radiation , that makes robotman a danger to the public.
Paul Dennis must attempt to preserve his brain and adapt it to a new body , in order to survive.

[no title indexed]
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Funny Facts / cartoon / 0.75 page

Script:
Pencils:
Martin Naydel (signed)
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Martin Naydel (signed)
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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Half of all the world's lakes...
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Thrilling for Features and Fun!
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Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 0.25 page

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I've got a date with a new girl!
Characters:
Jerry
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Here Comes the Band!
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text article / 2 pages

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typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

Panic Stalks the Forest at the Dread Cry of "Warpath!"
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Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

How to Bring Christmas Cheer
(Table of Contents: 16)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

"Published as a public service in cooperation with leading national social welfare and youth-serving organizations."

The Killer Cougar of Shoe Mountain!
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Pow-Wow Smith / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:western-frontier
  • Feature Logo:Pow-Wow Smith Indian Law-Man
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:There were a million hiding places in the hills , and a great cat knew everyone of them.
Synopsis:
Pow wow smith is asked, by the local sheriff , to capture a wounded killer cougar that is terrorising the local communities.
Reprints (1)

New -- and Great! Big Town
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Big Town / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Given
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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page

Be a Success As a Radio-Television Technician
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National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page

This Christmas Be a Cowboy
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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns; Red Ryder / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Bodyguards for Cleopatra!
    Batman and Robin
  2. What a Gift!
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. Bodyguards to Cleopatra!
    Batman and Robin
  4. There's a Genuine Schwinn Bike in Every Price Class to Suit You!
    Schwinn Bicycles
  5. ["It's a hold up!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  6. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. The People Who Couldn't Grow Old!
    Impossible-- But True
  8. This Christmas Ask Dad for a Roadmaster
    AMF Roadmaster Bicycles
  9. ["Ice skating on the lake!"]
    Shorty
  10. Lucky Block
    Nestlé's Crunch
  11. The Captured Brain!
    Robotman
  12. ["Half of all the world's lakes..."]
    Funny Facts
  13. Thrilling for Features and Fun!
    Columbia Bicycles
  14. ["I've got a date with a new girl!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  15. Here Comes the Band!
  16. Panic Stalks the Forest at the Dread Cry of "Warpath!"
    Tomahawk
  17. How to Bring Christmas Cheer
    Superboy
  18. The Killer Cougar of Shoe Mountain!
    Pow-Wow Smith
  19. New -- and Great! Big Town
    Big Town
  20. Given
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  21. Be a Success As a Radio-Television Technician
    National Radio Institute Home Study Course
  22. This Christmas Be a Cowboy
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns; Red Ryder
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