Detective Comics #113

(July 1946)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

I Is for Ibex (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Crime on the Half-Shell! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Gene McDonald

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Captain Joe Jibbs (oyster dreger owner); Josephine "Jo" Jibbs (the Captain's daughter); Blackhand (villain, oyster pirate); Mike (villain); Blunt (villain, death)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin sign on to an oyster collection ship to thwart the attempts of criminals to hijack the cargo.

Reprints

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #5 ([May] 2001)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 ([August] 2018)

Keywords

Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits verified by Sprang.

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

"Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Radio Robbers! (Table of Contents: 5)

Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lee Harris (signed as Harris)

Inks

Lee Harris (signed as Harris)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static (his parrot); The Beam (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Air Wave must tackle an electrical wizard who can cause cars to run backwards, and locomotives to come to a stop while running at full speed ahead!

Indexer Notes

This is the first published Air Wave story by Harris since his return from active duty in World War 2.

George Case (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Gabby / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Phil Berube

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who, me?

Genre

humor

Characters

Gabby

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

Joe Fell Apart in the Stretch Until... (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

"P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Educated Pig! (Table of Contents: 9)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Daly

Inks

John Daly

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Dinny / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The boss is out of town on business...

Genre

humor

Characters

Dinny

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

The Little Corporal / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Phil Berube

Pencils

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Phil Berube

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's not here...

Genre

humor

Characters

Little Corporal

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

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

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

Number Up (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

V. V. Dredaine (credited) (house name)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

When Comrades Meet! (Table of Contents: 15)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Steve Brodie

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Jan Haasan; Alfy Twidgett; Andre Chavard; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Thom McAn Fought the Falling Bridge (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Dave Minor / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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