Detective Comics #205

(March 1954)

The Origin of the Bat-Cave! (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:

• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1 ([Summer] 1961)
• in Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) #73-168329 (October 1971)
• in Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([August] 1999)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([April] 2009)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-11-07.

["Egypt sure is an interesting country."] (Table of Contents)

Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ray Thompson [as Ray T.]

Inks:

Ray Thompson [as Ray T.]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

Superman DC National Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Buzzy Says "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 (signed)

Inks:

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Roy Raymond

["Did you hear the exciting news, 'Topper'?"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Includes a small line-drawn version of the photo cover from Hopalong Cassidy #87.

["I arrested this man, Sarge."] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

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-mystery

Characters:

Captain Compass

["Egad!! One must be Detective Fosdick..."] (Table of Contents)

Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Robot Detective (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller [as Jack Mason]

Pencils:

? (header)

Inks:

? (header)

Colors:

?

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; detective-mystery

Characters:

Mysto

Reprints:

• 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.

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents)

The Adventures of Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero