Detective Comics #149

(July 1949)

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

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Sound-Effect Crimes! (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

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (villain); Joker's gang (villains)

Synopsis

The sound effects from a radio drama spur the Joker to institute a new crime idea: that of using sound to create panic among the city's populace in order to make easy scores.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Batcave; Batmobile; Globe Theatre; Gotham City; Gotham Museum; Tela News

Indexer Notes

Penciler credit verified by Sprang. Inker credit verified by Craig Delich; we previously suggested Howard Sherman and Gene McDonald.

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

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

Captain Tootsie and the Mysterious Plan (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Lost Evidence! (Table of Contents: 5)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Samachson ?

Pencils

Jimmy Thompson

Inks

Jimmy Thompson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

Focusing on the Firebug (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Shorty Grows Up! (Table of Contents: 7)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 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: 8) (Expand) /

Post's Cereals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Golly, all the boys carry the girls' books home...

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Reprints

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #233 (February 1957)
which is reprinted
• in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #41 (1 de diciembre de 1970)
• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #13 ([October 1957] ?)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Science Question Box (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi, Vic! The whole gang is going to the movies this afternoon...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Varsity Vic

Reprints

• in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #3 (January-February 1955)

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Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

River Rescue (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Another Exciting "R. C." and Quickie Adventure!; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Ex-Boy Commando! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Steve Brodie

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

C'mon - Get moving!

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey

Reprints

• in Big Town (DC, 1951 series) #31 (January-February 1955)

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

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

In Hollywood with Roddy McDowall at Monogram Pictures Studio (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Adventures of "Popsicle Pete" / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Superman DC Publication means the Best in Westerns (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

All-American Western; Dale Evans Comics; Western Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Escaped Bear...And a Bare Escape! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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