Detective Comics #165

(November 1950)

The Strange Costumes of Batman! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-1073

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. Robert Darcy (villain); King Midas [George Midas] (villain, flashback]

Synopsis:

While making an inspection of equipment in the Bat-Cave, Bruce and Dick also must inspect the various costumes Batman and Robin use in their fight against crime for leaks and tears, and, as it turns out, a never before used costume saves the day for the Batman, who has been seriously wounded.

Reprints:

• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1 ([Summer] 1961)
• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #259 (November-December 1974)
• in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #4/1976 ([1976-04-dd]) [omtryckt i Läderlappen och Robin 8/1989]
• in Lynvingen (Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #4/1976 ([april] 1976)
• in Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([August] 1999)
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([April] 2009)
• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 ([June] 2012)

Keywords:

Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City

Saving the Farmer's Crop (Table of Contents)

U.S. Royal With His Jet-Propelled Bike / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Indexer Notes

Sequential art advertisement for U. S. Royal bike tires

The Man Who Never Slept (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan Barry

Inks:

Dan Barry

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Roy Raymond

One-Man Fire Department (Table of Contents)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lee Elias?

Inks:

Lee Elias?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Robotman

Indexer Notes

Revised art credits by Jerry Bails (Nov. 2005). Previous art credit given to Frank Bolle.

["H'lo, Shorty!"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinhoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Cabbages and Kale (Table of Contents)

Dover & Clover / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Let 'em eat wood (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (illustration)

Inks:

? (illustration)

Colors:

?(illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

["This Ought To Keep Those Durn Girls Away"] (Table of Contents)

Fleer's Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ray Thompson [Ray T.]

Inks:

Ray Thompson [Ray T.]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

sequential art ad for Fleer's Dubble Bubble gum.

The Riddle of Fort Brave (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bruno Premiani?

Inks:

Bruno Premiani?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Pow-Wow Smith

Nature Loves A Nature-Lover (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; non-fiction