Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1951-05-27
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #173 Edit Cover
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The Batman's Double!
(Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman's double [Killer Moth; Cameron van Cleer]
Reprints (2)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Now More Than Ever!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Batman's Double!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
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Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed as Bob Kane) (Batman and Robin figures only)
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Letters:
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Killer Moth [Cameron van Cleer; also as Bruce Wayne] (villain); Withers (van Cleer's butler); Jack Forsythe (playboy); Sonny Blandish (playboy); unnamed doctors; unnamed guard; Whitey Casey (gang leader); unnamed gang members
Synopsis:
With his Van Cleer alias lost to him, Killer Moth decides to steal the identity of Bruce Wayne (whom he imprisons in a vault), then hires a plastic surgeon to alter his face into an exact double of Wayne's, and fools Dick Grayson into believing he is Wayne and Dick doesn't realize at first. The Moth goes out as Batman, enhancing his criminal reputation by making it appear that Batman fears the Moth. Wayne escapes in time to see Killer Moth shot down by one of his own gang, thinking he's been double-crossed. Moth's face is wrecked by the bullets, and the resultant cranial injury causes amnesia.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Penciler credits verified by Schwartz and inker credit verified by Paris.

In Killer Moth's previous appearance in Batman #64, van Cleer's butler was named Smithers, here he is called Withers.

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Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

The Terrible Toys of Dr. Morro!
(Table of Contents: 6)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Robotman has met some strange customers in his day...
Characters:
Robotman [Paul Dennis]; Dr. Morro (villain); Fingers (crook); Jack (crook)

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Monark Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

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(Table of Contents: 8)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.75 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Zowie! She must be the new girl next door...
Characters:
Jerry the Jitterbug

Neat Treat!
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Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page

The Man with the Golden Touch!
(Table of Contents: 10)

Impossible-- But True / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:There you are, ladies and gentlemen!
Characters:
Roy Raymond; Karen; Professor Wilfred Corey; Faro Fenton (crook); Blue Eyes (crook)

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Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

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

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page

Script:
Pencils:
Horace Elmo (signed)
Inks:
Horace Elmo (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Is rice paper made of rice?

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Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 14)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'll set the alarm real early!
Characters:
Jerry the Jitterbug
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Murder Is a Fine Art
(Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 2 pages

Script:
R. E. Gurvitz (credited)
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?
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Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

Pow-Wow Smith -- Chief of Police!
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Pow-Wow Smith / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Picture, if you can, modern law in an Indian tribe!
Characters:
Pow-Wow Smith [Ohiyesa Smith]; Little Black Bear; Running Horse; "Professor" Blackie Gaines (crook)

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.5 page

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Just a minute, Al!
Characters:
Varsity Vic
Reprints (3)

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Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometer / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here I am, Bill, all set for the job!
Characters:
Casey the Cop
Reprints (1)

Look for the Real Reason!
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Leave It to Binky / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; teen
Characters:
Binky Biggs

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Squeeze Play Saves the Day!
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"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Batman's Double!
    Batman and Robin
  2. Now More Than Ever!
  3. Batman's Double!
    Batman and Robin
  4. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  5. ["Make her walk the plank!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  6. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. The Terrible Toys of Dr. Morro!
    Robotman
  8. [no title indexed]
    Monark Bicycles
  9. ["Zowie! She must be the new girl next door..."]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  10. Neat Treat!
    Nestlé's Crunch
  11. The Man with the Golden Touch!
    Impossible-- But True
  12. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn Bicycles
  13. ["Is rice paper made of rice?"]
    Quick Quiz
  14. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  15. ["I'll set the alarm real early!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  16. Murder Is a Fine Art
  17. Pow-Wow Smith -- Chief of Police!
    Pow-Wow Smith
  18. ["Just a minute, Al!"]
    Varsity Vic
  19. [no title indexed]
    Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometer
  20. ["Here I am, Bill, all set for the job!"]
    Casey the Cop
  21. Look for the Real Reason!
    Leave It to Binky
  22. Squeeze Play Saves the Day!
    "P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story
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