Detective Comics #148

(June 1949)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Experiment of Professor Zero (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Carlyle (banker); Mr. Gresham (financier); Mr. Parnell (automobile magnate); Professor Zero (villain, introduction, death); Beefy (villain, death)

Synopsis

Batman and Robin fall victim, like others, to a mad scientist who has found a way to reduce humans to pigmy size!

Reprints

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #182 (July-August 1966)
• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 (2007 [January 2008])
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #6 (2018 [February 2019])

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batcave; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Craig Delich; we previously suggested Howard Sherman or Gene McDonald.

Oddity: On page 2, panel 3, Batman titles this case "The Pigmy Plot" in his personal casebook on page 1, but "The Experiment of Professor Zero" on the last page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Corn Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Trouble in the Bull Ring (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Metal Man's Sportsathon! (Table of Contents: 5)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jimmy Thompson

Inks

Jimmy Thompson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Monark Super Deluxe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Lightning Speed...Heroic Deed! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Bicycle Built for Sleuths (Table of Contents: 8)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Sarge / 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

Okay! Okay! I'll be there in a jiffy!

Genre

humor

Characters

Sarge

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.

A Policeman's Lot (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Lee Goldsmith (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

["Gosh, they certainly are funny looking!] (Table of Contents: 12)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #44 ([January 1951] ?)
• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #66 (July 1958)

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

Listerine Tooth Paste / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Say, Dad, can you advance me $25 on my allowance?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jerry

Reprints

• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #244 (June 1957)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

The King of the Animals! (Table of Contents: 16)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

George Klein ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Andre Chavard; Tex; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!; Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Adventure of the Shipwrecked Pirates (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Ray-o-Vac / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

"Popsicle Pete" and the Bob Feller Fire-Ball! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Popsicle Pete / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

Ruining the Ransom Plan (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)