Detective Comics
#161
(July 1950)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1950-05-17
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #7 -
in Läderlappen och Robin (Centerförlaget, 1951 series) #2/1951 -
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 ([August] 2012), #8 ([August] 2012) - in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
-
- Keywords
- Bat-Cycle (introduction?)
The Men Who Died on Time!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (signed) (Batman and Robin figures); Lew Sayre Schwartz
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; James Dice (theatrical producer, death); Fells (Dice's butler); Fred Barker (theatrical producer, death); Thomas Slade (former theatrical producer); Connie Bell (actress); Dr. French; Eddy Grace (former actor); Carl Rowland (fiancee of Connie Bell); The Avenger [Charles Waters] [aka as Wright] (villain, a jeweler); unnamed fire victims; unnamed murder witness; unnamed doctor
- Synopsis
- Batman faces a clever criminal that targets theatrical producers, telling each of them that they will die at midnight. The "death" of Batman provides a clue to that killer.
- Reprints
- in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #10 ([1951])
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 ([August] 2012)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
-
- Keywords
- Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Gotham Gazette
Indexer Notes
Kane pencils credit added, as verified by Schwartz to Craig Delich.
The Human Super Weapon!
Impossible-- But True / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Roy Raymond
- Reprints
in [no title indexed]
Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look here, Daffy, you've been owing me...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Daffy; Doodle
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #100 (September 1946)
-
Diamond Key to Doom!
Robotman / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Jerry Bails; we formerly credited Frank Bolle.
[no title indexed]
The "Popsicle" Hall of Fame / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sam Glankoff (signed)
- Inks
- Sam Glankoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh boy - New skates!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Pete
- Reprints
- in The Adventures of Jerry Lewis (DC, 1957 series) #43 (February 1958)
-
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're an officer of the law, aren't you?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey the Cop
- Reprints
- in Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #61 (December 1957-January 1958)
-
Two Detectives Named Smith!
Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Pow-Wow Smith
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Craig Delich.
Reunion at the Rustlers
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
Buzzy Says Balance Your Fun Diet
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Buzzy
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
1.
[no title indexed]
Kodak -
2.
The Men Who Died on Time!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
3.
Luke Appling
Wheaties -
4.
The Kind of Stories You Like Best!
Danger Trail -
5.
[no title indexed]
Columbia -
6.
The Human Super Weapon!
Impossible-- But True -
7.
After the Atom Spies
"U. S." Royal; U. S. Royal Bike Tires -
8.
["Look here, Daffy, you've been owing me..."]
Daffy & Doodle -
9.
[no title indexed]
Cracker Jack -
10.
Diamond Key to Doom!
Robotman -
11.
[no title indexed]
The "Popsicle" Hall of Fame -
12.
["Oh boy - New skates!"]
Little Pete -
13.
[no title indexed]
Nestlé's Crunch -
14.
Businessman's Best Friend
-
15.
Jimmy Saves a Life
Roadmaster -
16.
["You're an officer of the law, aren't you?"]
Casey the Cop -
17.
[no title indexed]
Bazooka -
18.
Two Detectives Named Smith!
Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman -
19.
Reunion at the Rustlers
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure; "P-F" Canvas Shoes -
20.
Buzzy Says Balance Your Fun Diet
Buzzy -
21.
["The one and only Superman..."]
Action Comics; Superman; World's Finest Comics -
22.
[no title indexed]
Peter Pan Peanut Butter
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Arthur Lortie
- John Monagle
- Mike Nielsen
- Matthew Peets
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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