Detective Comics #188

(October 1952)

Binky Asks "What Do You Know About Other People?" (Table of Contents: 1)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Doom in the Bat-Cave! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; "Hook" Deering; Duke; William Milden; Mr. Whitley

Synopsis

As Batman and Robin pursue "Hook" Deering and his gang, Hook threatens to kill Batman in the Bat-Cave, a threat which becomes more credible after Batman and Robin escape from a series of minor traps set in the Bat-Cave.

Reprints

• in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #36 (May 1953)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #8 ([November] 2020)

Keywords

Bat-Cave

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

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Quick - Follow that car!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #30 (August 1958)

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

Quick Quiz / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Horace Elmo

Pencils

Horace Elmo

Inks

Horace Elmo

Colors

?

Letters

Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How many different languages...

Genre

non-fiction

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Out of This World; Necco / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Robotman Becomes a Robot! (Table of Contents: 7)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Certa ?

Inks

Joe Certa ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Two More Thrilling Magazines for Mystery Fans! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

House of Mystery; The Phantom Stranger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wait till Valerie sees this box of candy...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jerry

Reprints

• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #2 (May-June 1958)

The King of Black Magic! (Table of Contents: 10)

Impossible-- But True / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond

Reprints

• in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1953 series) #2/1954 (mars 1954)
• in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #93 ([Circa 1963-1965])

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Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Puzzle of Patience Worth (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller (credited as Jack E. Miller)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I have to get to the weather bureau...

Genre

humor

The Secret of Bad Medicine Canyon! (Table of Contents: 15)

Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Starr

Inks

Leonard Starr

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Reprints

• in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #1/1959 ([desember] 1958)

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Craig Delich.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Motor's Auto Repair Manual / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)