Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 44
On-sale Date: 1952-01-30
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #181 Edit Cover
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The Amazing Crimes of the Human Magnet!
(Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; the Human Magnet [David Wist]
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Team's the Thing!
(Table of Contents: 1)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; teen; humor
Synopsis:
Leave It to Binky

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Crimes of the Human Magnet!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; the Human Magnet [David Wist] (villain, intro); Charles; Frenchy Day
Synopsis:
Small-time criminal David Wist accidentally gains magnetic powers and launches a crime spree as the Human Magnet, and challenges Batman and Robin to stop him.
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[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

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hey you! You can't stand there!
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[no title indexed]
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Necco Wafers; Riddle Me This / advertisement / 0.33 page

Roy Raymond's Perfect Double
(Table of Contents: 7)

Impossible-- But True / comic story / 5.67 pages

Script:
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Pencils:
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks:
Ruben Moreira (signed)
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  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Roy Raymond
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Charlie Wild and the Hitch-Hiker
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Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.67 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jerry, I'd like to talk to you!
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[no title indexed]
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Luden's Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.33 page

The Safest Safe in the World!
(Table of Contents: 11)

Robotman / comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Robotman [Paul Dennis]

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
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Wheaties / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
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Superman and the Mole Men / advertisement / 1 page

How Forgers Are Caught
(Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages

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typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 15)

Peg / comic story / 0.5 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Good night, Ed. It was a swell evening!
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[no title indexed]
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Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page

Pow-Wow Smith, Medicine Man!
(Table of Contents: 17)

Pow-Wow Smith / comic story / 7.67 pages

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  • Genre:western-frontier
Synopsis:
Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman

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

Vitalis Hair Cream / Vitalis Hair Tonic / advertisement / 0.33 page

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 20)

National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page

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

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

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Amazing Crimes of the Human Magnet!
    Batman and Robin
  2. The Team's the Thing!
    Binky
  3. The Crimes of the Human Magnet!
    Batman and Robin
  4. ["Golly, he's good!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  5. Editorial Advisory Board
  6. ["Hey you! You can't stand there!"]
    Casey the Cop
  7. [no title indexed]
    Necco Wafers; Riddle Me This
  8. Roy Raymond's Perfect Double
    Impossible-- But True
  9. Charlie Wild and the Hitch-Hiker
    Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  10. ["Jerry, I'd like to talk to you!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  11. [no title indexed]
    Luden's Cough Drops
  12. The Safest Safe in the World!
    Robotman
  13. What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
    Wheaties
  14. [no title indexed]
    Superman and the Mole Men
  15. How Forgers Are Caught
  16. ["Good night, Ed. It was a swell evening!"]
    Peg
  17. [no title indexed]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  18. Pow-Wow Smith, Medicine Man!
    Pow-Wow Smith
  19. [no title indexed]
    Vitalis Hair Cream / Vitalis Hair Tonic
  20. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  21. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute Home Study Course
  22. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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