Detective Comics #192

(February 1953)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Master Art Helper Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Phantom Eye of Gotham City (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed) (see notes)

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jim; Ed (newspaper editor); James (butler); Byron King (cameo, big game hunter); Buddy (cameo, King's son); Phantom Eye [Nails Riley aka Byron King and Batman imitator] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

As vicious criminal creates a means to televise crimes as they happen and making the Dynamic Duo look like they are inept. He goes further to disguise himself as Batman and get unmasked on TV as a wealthy big-game hunter, forcing Batman to actually prove who he is or give up his crime fighting vendetta.

Reprints

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #187 (December 1966-January 1967)
• in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #1/1968 ([januar] 1968)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #9 ([August] 2021)

Keywords

Bat-Cave; Batmobile; Utility Belt

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Reprint in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 9 credits the writer as David Vern Reed and the penciller as Dick Sprang.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Whoa! What's your hurry, Tim?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #116 (June 1958)

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Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Tops in Comics! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Mystery in Space; Gang Busters / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

The Case of the Fabulous Frauds (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond

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

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

Private Pete / 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

Ah, snow!

Genre

humor; military

Reprints

• in G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #77 (October 1959)
• in Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #149 (December 1964)

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Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Superboy Talks About... "The Holiday Spirit!" (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superboy

Robotman - Servant for a Day (Table of Contents: 12)

Robotman / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Certa ?

Inks

Joe Certa ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robotman

Reprints

• in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #4 ([Circa 1956])

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Truth About the Lie Detector (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

The Lady and the Killers (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Starr

Inks

Leonard Starr

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Pow-Wow Smith

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Craig Delich.

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

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

Library

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

Reprints

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #116 (June 1958)

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Motor's Auto Repair Manual / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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