(March 1952)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1952-01-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Amazing Crimes of the Human Magnet! (Table of Contents)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (sourced)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; the Human Magnet [David Wist]
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Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #181
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Cover gallery

The Team's the Thing! (Table of Contents: 1)

Leave It to Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Crimes of the Human Magnet! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Bill Finger ?
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; the Human Magnet [David Wist] (villain, intro); Charles; Frenchy Day
Synopsis
Small-time criminal David Wist accidentally gains magnetic powers and launches a crime spree as the Human Magnet, and challenges Batman and Robin to stop him.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey you! You can't stand there!
Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Roy Raymond's Perfect Double (Table of Contents: 7)

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
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Charlie Wild and the Hitch-Hiker (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.67 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, I'd like to talk to you!
Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Luden's Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Safest Safe in the World! (Table of Contents: 11)

Robotman / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa ?
Inks
Joe Certa ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robotman [Paul Dennis]

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Superman and the Mole Men / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Forgers Are Caught (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
David Kahn
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Peg / 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
Good night, Ed. It was a swell evening!
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

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

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

Pow-Wow Smith, Medicine Man! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Starr
Inks
Leonard Starr
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier

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

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

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Amazing Crimes of the Human Magnet!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. The Team's the Thing!
    Leave It to Binky
  3. 2. The Crimes of the Human Magnet!
    Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  4. 3. ["Golly, he's good!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  5. 4. Editorial Advisory Board
  6. 5. ["Hey you! You can't stand there!"]
    Casey the Cop
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Riddle Me This; Necco
  8. 7. Roy Raymond's Perfect Double
    Impossible-- But True
  9. 8. Charlie Wild and the Hitch-Hiker
    Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  10. 9. ["Jerry, I'd like to talk to you!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Luden's Cough Drops
  12. 11. The Safest Safe in the World!
    Robotman
  13. 12. What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
    Wheaties
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Superman and the Mole Men
  15. 14. How Forgers Are Caught
  16. 15. ["Good night, Ed. It was a swell evening!"]
    Peg
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  18. 17. Pow-Wow Smith, Medicine Man!
    Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Vitalis Hair Cream
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
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