Detective Comics #123

(May 1947)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

S Is for Skunk (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Dawn Patrol Crimes! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Cooper (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Limpy]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mart Morris (airplane pilot); Sam (airplane pilot); Mr. Ross (President of Ross Radium Company); Eddy Bacher (airplane pilot); Blacky Cain (villain); Shiner [Mr. Smythe] (villain, Ross' manager); Limpy (villain, radium company worker)

Synopsis

An underworld radium gang uses the talents of some pioneers of the air age called "The Dawn Patrol" to innocently carry the contraband material.

Reprints

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #6 ([August] 2005)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #5 ([August] 2018)

Keywords

Bat-Signal; Batplane; Dawn Patrol; Gotham City

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit revised by Martin O'Hearn, previously given to Bob Kane (per Craig Delich) and before that Ray Burnley.

Enos Slaughter (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pokey Joe's Secret Weapon (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

South of the Border! (Table of Contents: 6)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

John Daly

Inks

John Daly

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

Indexer Notes

Artist credits by Jerry Bails. We previously credited Howard Sherman.

A Close Call! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Talent Hunt (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Max Olin (credited) (house name)

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Batman and Robin Fans! Attention! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Heroes for a Day! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Steve Brodie

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Alfy Twidgett; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan]

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

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Post's Grape-Nuts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Voices of Spooky Sommers! (Table of Contents: 13)

Air Wave / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lee Harris (signed)

Inks

Lee Harris (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Air Wave [Larry Jordan]

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is some neighborhood I'm in...

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey

Will Jimmy Win a New Columbia? (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The "Homer" That Didn't Count! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Famous Sport Flops; Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)