Detective Comics #213

(November 1954)

Buzzy Finds "The Key to Success!" (Table of Contents: 1)

Buzzy / 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 Mysterious Mirror-Man! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Finger ?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Weldon (newspaper reporter); The Mirror-Man [Floyd Ventris]; Mirror-Man's gang (villains); The Joker (villain, image only)

Synopsis

While Batman agrees to contribute an article to a local newspaper about his career, in exchange for a $25,000 donation by a reporter for the cause of juvenile delinquency, in the nearby state prison, a prisoner makes his escape. Because he broke a mirror at the prison, which helped him make the escape, the man decides to use mirrors for a life of crime: as the Mirror-Man! The main part of his campaign of crime is to get Batman in position so that he can use a special electronic mirror on the Caped Crusader that X-rays anything covered by cloth: specifically Batman's cowl!

Reprints

• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3 (Summer 1962)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)

Keywords

Apex Glass Works; Bat-Cave; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette

Indexer Notes

Penciler credit by Craig Delich.

Here's How We Got Lionel Trains (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The World Without Ships! (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Compass / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Captain Compass [Mark Compass]

Reprints

• in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #19/1969 ([desember] 1969)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Little Alexander / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube

Pencils

Phil Berube

Inks

Phil Berube

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boy, was that pie good!

Genre

humor

Characters

Little Alexander

Reprints

• from All Funny Comics (DC, 1943 series) #23 (May-June 1948)

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Craig Delich.

Supermarket Sleuth (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller (credited as Jim Malone)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; detective-mystery

The Return of Ben Franklin! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond; Karen Duncan; Benjamin Franklin [Ben Jones]; Roger Denning

Reprints

• in Atom (Centerförlaget, 1963 series) #1/1964 ([januari-februari ?] 1964)
• in Rommets Helter (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1965 series) #5/1966 ([desember] 1966)
• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #419 (January 1972)
• in Batman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #12 (mai 1978)

Now More Than Ever (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)