Detective Comics #150

(August 1949)

Now -- More Than Ever (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Ghost of Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Judge Whipple; District Attorney Robert J. Pierce; Judge Whipple; Dr. Paul Visio [as Rifle Rafferty] (villain, introduction); Lefty (villain)

Synopsis

A clever doctor uses a phony "ghost" of executed mobster Rifle Rafferty and a group of stool pigeons within Gotham City's mobs in order to convince the Police and the Dynamic Duo that Rafferty has come back from the dead to exact revenge.

Reprints

• in Colossal Comic Annual (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #5 ([August 1958])
• 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; Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham News

Bob Lemon (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Watch for Wakely! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Robotman Meets Robotcrook! (Table of Contents: 5)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Jimmy Thompson

Inks

Jimmy Thompson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]

Plane Daring (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Jerry, there's a large stack in the back room...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jerry

Reprints

• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #238 (December 1956)
which is reprinted
• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #53 (1o. de junio de 1958)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Pow Wow Smith; Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

A Day in the Life of a Private Eye! (Table of Contents: 9)

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: 10)

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is the toughest thing I've had to face in years!

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey

Reprints

• in Mr. District Attorney (DC, 1948 series) #50 (March-April 1956)

The Boy Conqueror (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; history

Message to Parents (Table of Contents: 12)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Keywords

Infantile Paralysis

3 Smash Adventures (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Champ to Chump - And Back Again (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Around the World or Bust! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby ?

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

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

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

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

Superman on Safety First! (Table of Contents: 17)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

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

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

Cheating Death! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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