Detective Comics #205

(March 1954)

The Origin of the Batcave (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols

Synopsis:

When the Caped Crusaders discover an ancient piece of pottery in the Bat-Cave, they have Professor Nichols send them back in time to see if they can discover the origin of this artifact.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1 ([Summer] 1961)
• in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #73-168329 (October 1971)
• in Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([August] 1999)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-11-07.

Start the Day Off Right (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

TEEN

The Puzzle of the Blind Artist! (Table of Contents)

Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Ruben Moreira

Inks:

Ruben Moreira

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Roy Raymond

none (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Mission to Mystery! (Table of Contents)

Captain Compass / comic story / 5.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Joe Certa

Inks:

Joe Certa

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Captain Compass

Robot Detective (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller (as Jack Mason)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

crime

The Riddle of the Doomed Magicians! (Table of Contents)

Mysto Magician Detective / comic story / 7.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils:

Leonard Starr

Inks:

Leonard Starr

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Mysto

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #421 (March 1972)

Indexer Notes

Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/ . Formerly credited to George Kashdan.