Detective Comics #140

(October 1948)

Kodak Film (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Riddler (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Dick Sprang

Inks

Charles Paris

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Calling all mystery fans!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed Mayor of Gotham City; Harrison Eagle (millionaire collector, introduction); The Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain, origin, introduction)

Synopsis

Having grown up an expert and a cheat when it came to solving puzzles, Edward Nigma decides to use this capacity to mystify the Police and Batman...as the Riddler!

Reprints

• in Batman from the 30s to the 70s (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) (1971)
• in Batman Especial - As Várias Faces de Batman (Editora Abril, 1989 series) (outubro de 1989) [recolorida, traduzida]
• in Batman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler (DC, 1995 series) ([August] 1995)
• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 (2007 [January 2008])
• in Batman: The TV Stories (DC, 2013 series) (2013 [March 2014])
• in Batman Arkham: The Riddler (DC, 2015 series) ([July] 2015)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #19 - Batman - Das lange Halloween 1
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #6 (2018 [February 2019])
• in Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman (DC, 2019 series) ([May] 2019)

Keywords

Basin Street Banquet; Batmobile; Batrope; Cross Cleaning Company; Departamento de Gotham City Police Department HQ; Gotham City; Gotham First Bank; Pleasure Pier; The Eyrie

Indexer Notes

Credits verified by Sprang and Paris per Craig Delich.

Johnny Mize (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bit-o-Honey Races to the Rescue! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Meet a Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Robotman's Double Trouble! (Table of Contents: 5)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Jimmy Thompson

Inks

Jimmy Thompson

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is how I deal with crooks-- my sledgehammer fist and my l-o-n-g reach!

Genre

superhero; humor

Characters

Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

Cut-Out Model of "Daylight" Train (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Variety / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

For Thrills! For Action! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Adventure Comics; Action Comics; Sensation Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Dog for a Day! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

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Pencils

Howard Sherman

Inks

Howard Sherman

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Very often it takes a dogcatcher to catch a dog, but here's a new twist--

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Craig Delich; we previously credited John Daly.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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

Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

To the Moon and Back (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Right this way, folks! Get your tickets for your ninety-eight hour trip to the Moon!

Genre

adventure

Spalding Football Book (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Spalding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Dictator from Alcatraz! (Table of Contents: 14)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Steve Brodie

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

My name is Jumbo Miller... my business is any nifty racket.

Genre

adventure; war

Characters

The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Andre Chavard; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Tex]

Scribbly (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

How Much Do You Really Know About Baseball? (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

And to Think They Used to Call Me Skinny! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hero on the Bench (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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