Detective Comics #184

(June 1952)

Superman Says: "Hop on the Welfare Wagon!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Human Firefly! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Ed Herron

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Chadwycke; Mrs. Chadwycke; unnamed museum guard; The Firefly [Garfield Lynns] (villain, introduction); Snails (villain)

Synopsis

Garfield Lynns, a disgruntled special effects creator, turns to crime and tries to rob the rich of Gotham City during a gala premiere. The robbery is stopped by Batman and Robin, who pursue Lynns into the swamps, where a lowly firefly distracts the two heroes long enough for Lynns to make his escape. Lynns decides to take on the super-villain persona of Firefly and launches a series of spectacular crimes.

Reprints

• in Gigant (Centerförlaget, 1963 series) #1/1965
• in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3 (Summer 1962)
• in Batman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1959 ? series) #1968 ([1968])
• in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #8 ([November] 2020)

Keywords

Aqua-Melodies of 1952; Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Bleach Light; Cyclops Light; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

In this story, Lynns is described as the world's foremost lighting-effects genius, and uses lighting effects in his crimes. He does not use fire in his crimes as he will later in his career.

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Case of the Crossed-Up Car Crook (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Man Who Controlled the Elements! (Table of Contents: 5)

Impossible-- But True / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond

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

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Most Mysterious Book in the World (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

David Kahn

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Robotman Runs a Restaurant! (Table of Contents: 8)

Robotman / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Certa ?

Inks

Joe Certa ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• in Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy (K. G. Murray, 1955 series) #7

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

Out of This World; Necco / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

The Indian Relic Robberies! (Table of Contents: 13)

Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Starr (signed)

Inks

Leonard Starr (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

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

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

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

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