Detective Comics #179

(January 1952)

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Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mayor Bruce Wayne! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

David Vern

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (cameo); Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Mayor Stokes (Mayor of Gotham City, cameo); Fielding [also as Bruce Wayne] (Mayor Stoke's secretary); Joe P. Abernathy; Deuce Chalmers (villain)

Synopsis

Racketeer Deuce Chalmers has figured out that Bruce Wayne is Batman...the trouble is, how does he prove it? And Bruce has troubles as well with his secret identity since he has been appointed temporary Mayor of Gotham City!

Reprints

• in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #25 ([June 1952])
• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #193 (July-August 1967)
which is reprinted
• in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #834 (19 de junio de 1976)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #8 ([November] 2020)

Keywords

Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Batarang; Batmobile; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Horace Elmo

Pencils

Horace Elmo

Inks

Horace Elmo

Colors

?

Letters

Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Did Magellan go around the world?

Indexer Notes

This sequence added by Darrin Clinton.

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Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Luckiest Man on Earth! (Table of Contents: 6)

Impossible-- But True / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond

Reprints

• in Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #1/1954 (januar 1954)

Indexer Notes

Title added by Darrin Clinton.

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Riddle Me This; Necco / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Robotman Crusoe (Table of Contents: 11)

Robotman / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Bolle

Inks

Frank Bolle

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robotman

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Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Frontier Photographer (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

This sequence added by Darrin Clinton.

The Reforming of Little Elk (Table of Contents: 15)

Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Starr

Inks

Leonard Starr

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Pow-Wow Smith

Reprints

• in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #9/1957 ([september] 1957)

Indexer Notes

Title added by Darrin Clinton.

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

It's so quiet today.

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

Reprints

• in Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #58 (June-July 1957)
• in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #105 ([March 1959])
• in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #57 (December 1961)
• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #444 (December 1974-January 1975)
which is reprinted
• in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #88 (1977)
• in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #7/1977 ([juli] 1977)

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Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Fixing this car is a big job...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #57 (June 1957)

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Electric Football / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Missouri Marathon (Table of Contents: 21)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. This sequence added by Darrin Clinton.

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)