Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #168

Price: 0.10 USD

Pages: 52

On-sale Date: 1950-12-20

Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

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The Man Behind the Red Hood

(Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inks:	George Roussos
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp (sourced)

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Red Hood [The Joker]

Reprints (7)

in Batman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2005 series) ([June] 2005)
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 ([August] 2012), #8 ([August] 2012)
in The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2014 series) ([September] 2014)
in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #59 - Batman - Under the Hood ([März 2016])
in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
in The Joker: 80 Years of the Clown Prince of Crime: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2020 series) ([July] 2020)
in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) ([November] 2021)

Indexer Notes

Inks credits by Craig Delich; we previously credited Charles Paris. We also previously credited Sheldon Moldoff on pencils, but he didn't start on Batman until 1953.

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Big Town / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Man Behind the Red Hood!

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Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages

Script:	Bill Finger
Pencils:	Lew Sayre Schwartz (signed as Bob Kane) Win Mortimer (Robin figure on splash)
Inks:	George Roussos
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
Keywords:Bat-Signal; Batcave; Gotham City; State U. Tatler

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dean Chalmers (of State University); Paul Wong (student); Jimmy Kale (student); Earl "Farmerboy" Benson (villain, ex-con, university gardener); The Red Hood [The Joker] (villain, origin); unnamed crime victim; unnamed police officer; unnamed college students; unnamed night watchman

Synopsis:: Batman is invited to be a guest instructor for a class on criminology at State University, and, since the students are making such good progress, he decides to use them to try and solve a case he never could concerning a criminal known as the Red Hood.; in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #213 (July-August 1969)
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #2/1970 (24. Januar 1970)
in Batman from the 30s to the 70s (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) (1971)
in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-39 (October-November 1975)
which is reprinted
in Secret Origins Super-Villains: Limited Collectors' Edition Vol. 1 C-39 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2026 series) (April 2026)
in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) (1988 [September 1989?])
in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) (1988 [February 1989])
in The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([August] 1989)
in Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told (Longmeadow Press, 1990 series) ([November] 1990)
in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) ([June] 2002)
in Batman: Secrets of the Batcave (DC, 2007 series) ([October] 2007)
in DC + Aventura (Panini Brasil, 2011 series) #1 (março 2011)
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 ([August] 2012)
in The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2014 series) ([September] 2014)
in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #59 - Batman - Under the Hood ([März 2016])
in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
in The Joker: 80 Years of the Clown Prince of Crime: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2020 series) ([July] 2020)
in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) ([November] 2021)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Craig Delich; we previously credited Charles Paris.

Splash loosely based on cover.

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Peg / comic story / 1 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dad, how would you like to take a walk?

Characters:

Peg

Reprints (2)

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Captain Tootsie Cheers Orphans

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Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Electric Thinking Cap!

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Impossible-- But True / comic story / 7.67 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Dan Barry
Inks:	Dan Barry
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:detective-mystery

Characters:

Roy Raymond; Mr. Churney; Karen

Lucky Block

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Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page

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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 Return of the Iron Man!

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Robotman / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Frank Bolle
Inks:	Frank Bolle
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]

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Quick Quiz / activity / 0.75 page

Script:	Horace Elmo
Pencils:	Horace Elmo
Inks:	Horace Elmo
Colors:	?
Letters:	Horace Elmo

Genre:non-fiction

First Line of Dialogue or Text:What causes tides?

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

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Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 0.25 page

The World of Adventure in Books

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Green Arrow; The Shining Knight; Tomahawk / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	Win Mortimer
Inks:	Win Mortimer
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:advocacy; superhero

Characters:

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]

Your Thinking Cap

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text article / 2 pages

Script:	Bill Morrison
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Genre:non-fiction

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Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'll pick up some easy money shovelling snow!

Characters:

Jerry

Reprints (1)

in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #26 (February 1958)

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Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

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statement of ownership / 0.33 page

Script:	?
Letters:	typeset

Ten Little Indians!

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Pow-Wow Smith / comic story / 10 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Bruno Premiani
Inks:	Bruno Premiani
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:western-frontier

Characters:

Pow-Wow Smith

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MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals / advertisement / 1 page

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

Table of Contents ToC

Table of Contents

The Man Behind the Red Hood (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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

Big Town / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Man Behind the Red Hood! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Peg / comic story / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Captain Tootsie Cheers Orphans (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Electric Thinking Cap! (Table of Contents: 6)

Impossible-- But True / comic story / 7.67 pages

Lucky Block (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.33 page

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

Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Return of the Iron Man! (Table of Contents: 11)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.75 page

Indexer Notes

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

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 0.25 page

The World of Adventure in Books (Table of Contents: 14)

Green Arrow; The Shining Knight; Tomahawk / public service announcement / 1 page

Your Thinking Cap (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 2 pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page

Ten Little Indians! (Table of Contents: 20)

Pow-Wow Smith / comic story / 10 pages

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 21)

MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 22)

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

The Man Behind the Red Hood

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[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

The Man Behind the Red Hood!

(Table of Contents: 2)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 3)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Tootsie Cheers Orphans

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

The Electric Thinking Cap!

(Table of Contents: 6)

Lucky Block

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

[no title indexed]

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Editorial Advisory Board

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

The Return of the Iron Man!

(Table of Contents: 11)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 12)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

The World of Adventure in Books

(Table of Contents: 14)

Your Thinking Cap

(Table of Contents: 15)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 16)

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[no title indexed]

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Ten Little Indians!

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