Detective Comics #189

(November 1952)

Buzzy Says "You Get What You Vote For!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Joe; Buzzy Brown; Mr. Brown

Synopsis

Joe discovers the importance of being present at meetings, to present your views for a vote.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Undersea Hideout! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Finger ?

Pencils

Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mr. Styx! Please! I'll pay any price!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Styx; Gorman; Harry Blake; Big Red; Rocky Mills; George; Phil; Frisco Riley; Chips Hunter

Synopsis

Batman and Robin are stumped when criminals keep disappearing without a trace, until they discover the fantastic secret, an underwater Aqua-Lair where Mr. Styx charges criminals a fortune to hide out where the law cannot reach them.

Reprints

• in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #17/1969 (16. August 1969)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #8 ([November] 2020)

Keywords

Batosphere

Indexer Notes

Batman and Robin debut the Batosphere to track the criminals underwater.

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Lionel Trains / 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: 5) (Expand) /

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

Mr. Zero! (Table of Contents: 6)

Impossible-- But True / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Inks

Ruben Moreira (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Close that door before I catch a hot draft!

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond; Karen; Shandu; Mr. Zero; Dr. Radek

Reprints

• in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #10 (1972) [N&B [B&W]]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Last week I caught five people picking these...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #59 (August-September 1957)

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

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

Shorty / 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

Blowing bubbles is fun!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Top Comics Wassermann (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #108
• in G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #54 (November 1957)
• in Sea Devils (DC, 1961 series) #18 (July-August 1964)
which is reprinted
• in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #124 (15 de marzo de 1965)

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

The Golden Robot! (Table of Contents: 11)

Robotman / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Certa ?

Inks

Joe Certa ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Me! I get his chest!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robotman [Paul Dennis]; Professor Thorgassen

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Crime Across the Border (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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

Big Features in One Big Book! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Trial in Red Deer Valley! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Starr

Inks

Leonard Starr

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dan Borden! What does this mean?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Pow-Wow Smith [Ohiyesa Smith}; Swift Runner; Dan Borden; Chief Lone Eagle; Blue Raven (medicine man)

Indexer Notes

Art credits per Craig Delich.

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Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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Sheaffer's / advertisement / 1 page (report information)