Detective Comics #155

(January 1950)

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Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bruce Wayne, Private Detective! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures) (signed); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Ed Wedge (detective); Tracks Carlin (villain, flashback); Frank Kelcey (villain, architect); Tilley (villain, Carlin's attorney)

Synopsis

Bruce subs for a famed detective as he recuperates from appendix surgery. He immediately gets two clients, both of whom want a model train that once belonged to a criminal, Tracks Carlin...and are willing to get it at any cost!

Reprints

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 ([August] 2012)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)

Keywords

Batcave; Gotham City; Picture Magazine

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes. Art credits by Craig Delich, as confirmed to him by Lew Sayre Schwartz.

Oddity: Batman throws his gauntlets into a wind tunnel motor to save his life. Yet, in the next panel, he is still wearing his gauntlets!

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Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Here's Good News for Batman and Robin Fans! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Batman; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Mighty Maro-- The Man Who Reads Minds! (Table of Contents: 5)

Impossible-- But True! / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Barry

Inks

Dan Barry

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond

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Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Blood Hounds (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Stookie Allen ?

Pencils

Stookie Allen ?

Inks

Stookie Allen ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Charlie Evans

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

The Andrews Raiders (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff; Bernard Breslauer; Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Fred Ray (signed as FRay)

Inks

Fred Ray (signed as FRay)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Real Fact Comics (DC, 1946 series) #5 (November-December 1946)

Superboy Says "Give Your Town a Present!" (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Lone Wolf! (Table of Contents: 11)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stookie Allen ?

Pencils

Stookie Allen ?

Inks

Stookie Allen ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Amos Anderson

Dangerous Business (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

Raymond Perry

Letters

typeset

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Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.75 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

Isn't it a beautiful night for our first date?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jerry

Reprints

• in Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #96 (February 1958)
• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #42 (July 1963)

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Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 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

Hello, Casey! All set for our big bowling tournament next week?

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

Reprints

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #120 (March 1958)
• in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #14/1971 (3. Juli 1971)

The Ranger from Red Deer Valley! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Pow Wow Smith [Ohiyesa]; Bob Murphy; El Rio Lobo (villain)

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

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Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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