Detective Comics #151

(September 1949)

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

Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I.O.U. My Life! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

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]; Peter Chaney (architect); Mr. Jenkins (butler for Davis, death); Ben Kole; Homer Davis [also as Mr. Jenkins] (villain, banker)

Synopsis

Ben Kole, a supposed student of Egyptology, has the weird hobby of saving people's lives, then demanding that they sign an "I.O.U. My Life" form in order to later blackmail those he saved.

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; Geronimo Lodge; Gotham City; Gotham News; Morning Gazette

Indexer Notes

Inker credit verified by Craig Delich; we previously credited Gene McDonald.

Stan Musial (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Starring... Robin (Table of Contents: 4)

Cartoon Flips / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Martin Naydel (signed)

Inks

Martin Naydel (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]

Bendix Coaster Brake Wins Again (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Around the World in 24 Hours! (Table of Contents: 6)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jimmy Thompson

Inks

Jimmy Thompson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robotman [Robert Crane / Paul Dennis]

Play Base-ball Game Ring (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Watch for Wakely! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Rich Man, Poor Man, Lawyer Man... Thief! (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

Big City Wrangler (Table of Contents: 10)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Stookie Allen ?

Pencils

Stookie Allen ?

Inks

Stookie Allen ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Photography -- A Modern Miracle (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

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

Bebe / 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

Bebe, on the way to the movies...

Genre

humor

Characters

Bebe

Reprints

• in The Adventures of Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis (DC, 1952 series) #28 (April 1956)

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

Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Little Lead Box (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

The Origin of Pow-Wow Smith! (Table of Contents: 16)

Pow-Wow Smith / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

George Klein ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Ohiyesa "Pow-Wow" Smith (introduction)

Reprints

• in Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman (DC, 2019 series) ([May] 2019)

Indexer Notes

This is the first appearance of the 20th century version of Pow-Wow Smith. See Western Comics (DC, 1948 series) #44 (March-April 1954) for the first appearance of the 19th century version.

Created by writer Don Cameron and penciler Carmine Infantino. Smith is a Sioux Indian who is the Sheriff of the small Western town of Elkhorn, where he is known as a master detective. He prefers to be addressed by his proper name, Ohiyesa, but the white citizenry take to calling him "Pow-Wow" so stubbornly that he eventually gives up and accepts the nickname among them.

Follow the Danger Trail with Tomahawk (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Tomahawk; Star Spangled Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Smokey the Fire-Preventing Bear Comes to the Rescue of Peter Porkchops (Table of Contents: 18)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Otto Feuer

Inks

Otto Feuer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Peter Porkchops; Smokey Bear

How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Rope 'Em Both, Partner! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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