Detective Comics #215

(January 1955)

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

The Batmen of All Nations! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

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Letters

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Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Knight [The Earl of Wordenshire]; The Squire [Cyril]; The Musketeer (intro); The Legionary (intro); The Gaucho (intro); The Ranger (intro); "Knots" Cardine (intro, villain)

Synopsis

Batman invites other crimefighters from around the world to Gotham City to learn his methods, but a crime boss challenges them that he will commit crimes and they will be unable to stop him. As they try to stop him, it appears that the other heroes are better than Batman at finding clues to track down the crooks.

Reprints

• in All Favourites Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #59 ([March 1967])
• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #180 (November 1968)
• in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #2/1970 ([februar] 1970)
• in Batman: The Black Casebook (DC, 2009 series) ([August] 2009)
• in Grant Morrison présente Batman (Urban Comics, 2012 series) #4 (janvier 2013)
• in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) ([November] 2021)

Keywords

Club of Heroes

Indexer Notes

The Knight and the Squire previously appeared in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #62. Though not named as a team here, the international crimefighters return as "The Club of Heroes" in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #89.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids; Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've got to get out of going to school today...

Genre

humor; children

X Marks the Mystery! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Captain Compass [Mark Compass]

Reprints

• in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #13/1956 ([november] 1956)
• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #420 (February 1972)

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

Block Buster / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Martin Naydel

Pencils

Martin Naydel

Inks

Martin Naydel

Colors

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Letters

Martin Naydel

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Never do this!

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Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh, I'm getting too heavy...

Genre

humor

Stifling the Firebugs (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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On the Set / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's taken me years to build up this department...

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A recording of crickets chirping embarrasses the sound effects department.

Reprints

• from The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #1 (February-March 1950)

The Castle of Doom! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond

Reprints

• in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #9/1956 ([juli] 1956)
• in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #11 ([April 1957])

Indexer Notes

Artist verified by Craig Delich.

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Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Howdy Doody Color Television Set / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Electric Baseball [Wonder Baseball / Jim Prentice] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)