Detective Comics #199

(September 1953)

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Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Invisible Batman! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed) (Batman & Robin figures); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Ray Burnley; Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Big Jack Baker (villain); Verne Lever (villain, criminal attorney)

Synopsis

While battling a crime spree in Gotham, Batman is accidentally doused with a radioactive dye, rendering himself invisible.

Reprints

• in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #5 (December 1964)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #9 ([August] 2021)

Keywords

Bat-Cave; Batmobile; Wayne Mansion

Indexer Notes

Pencilers verified by Craig Delich with Lew Schwartz. Two inkers were necessary because of the short deadline. Writer verified from Woolfolk's records. http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/

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

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

Varsity Vic / 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

I'm so glad you asked me to go with you...

Genre

humor

Buzzy Asks: How Safe Is Your Driving? (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

advocacy; teen

The Girl Who Became a Witch! (Table of Contents: 6)

Impossible-- But True / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond

Reprints

• in Detective Comics (L. Miller & Son, 1950 ? series) #3 (1953)
• in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #7/1977 (uke 13 1977)

The Line of Stars Presents (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Horace Elmo

Pencils

Horace Elmo

Inks

Horace Elmo

Colors

?

Letters

Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who was the emperor that fiddled while Rome burned?

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

The Robber Robot! (Table of Contents: 10)

Robotman / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robotman [Robert Crane]

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Cracking the Blackmail Bandits (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; crime

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

Casey the Cop / 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

Help!" "A holdup!

Genre

humor

The Thunder Warrior of Hollow Mountain! (Table of Contents: 14)

Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Starr

Inks

Leonard Starr

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Pow-Wow Smith [Ohiyesa Smith]

Reprints

• in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #7/1958 ([juni] 1958)

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

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Master Art Helper Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)