Detective Comics #145

(March 1949)

Robin, the Boy Failure! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (cameo; villain); Crime Surgeon (cameo; villain); The Yellow Masks (first appearance; villains).

Synopsis:

Dick Grayson accidently suffers from a case of amnesia after rescuing a woman from near death. Bruce devises a plan for the youngster to "assume" the role of Robin in order to try and shock him into remembering his true identity.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 ([November] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit revised & verified by Craig Delich (January, 2008). Inker credit previously given to Gene McDonald? and Dick Sprang. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-6-08.

The Smash-Up Crimes (Table of Contents)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Jimmy Thompson

Inks:

Jimmy Thompson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Robotman [Paul Dennis]

none (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Shorty

His Highness, King Shorty (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan.

none (Table of Contents)

Daffy & Doodle / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (signed as Lit-Win)

Inks:

? (signed as Lit-Win)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Daffy; Doodle.

Indexer Notes

Lit-Win was a pen-name for an unknown artist whom Jack Burnley saw in the DC offices often, but he couldn't remember his true name.

none (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Casey

none (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Shorty

From Tree Trunk to Ocean Liner (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Undercover Gangster (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

George Klein?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; war

Characters:

The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Tex; Brooklyn; Andre].