Detective Comics #162

(August 1950)

New As Tomorrow! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Law of the Iron Road! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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]; unnamed Railroad Protective Association Chief; Kip Naylor (Railroad Protective Association agent); Stranded Stan (con man); unnamed hobos; unnamed runaway boy; Miss Lawson (actress); Joe (railroad baggage man); Mr. Spangle (circus owner); Melville (villain, Miss Lawson's husband and fake train conductor); Mike (villain); Midge [aka Tim Thumb] (villain, ex-circus midget)

Synopsis

Batman decides to introduce Robin to the workings of the Railroad Protective Association and both are assigned to work with one of their top agents.

Reprints

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 ([August] 2012)
• in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)

Keywords

Batmobile; Gotham City; Railroad Protective Association

Indexer Notes

Kane pencils credit verified by Lew Sayre Schwartz to Craig Delich.

Trouble at Ghost-Town! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Casey the Cop / cartoon / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Casey, a lady called and said her dog ran away...

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

Reprints

• in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #260 (October 1958) [condensed]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Valley of Giant Insects (Table of Contents: 6)

Impossible-- But True / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Barry

Inks

Dan Barry

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What would you do if you discovered a civilisation of insects as big as man?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond, Professor Ogden Starr; Karen; Mr. Schultz; Frigo

Synopsis

Professor Starr tries to convince Raymond that he has found a valley up the Amazon where insects grow to be the size of man. Roy accompanies Starr to the valley, but exposes the plot by removing magnifying contact lenses Starr had placed in his eyes while sleeping.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Chip / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Isn't your big sister finished dressing yet?

Genre

humor

Characters

Chip

Reprints

• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #126 (June 1962)
• in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #53 (September 1962?)

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

Bazooka / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Disjointed Robotman (Table of Contents: 10)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tom Cooke

Inks

Tom Cooke

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Among the members of his Club of Metal Men...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]; Gladio the sword swallower (villain); Stellar; Atmar; Fisher

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Jerry Bails; we previously credited Frank Bolle.

Why You Are You (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Earl Smith (credited)

Pencils

? [spot illustration]

Inks

? [spot illustration]

Colors

? [spot illustration]

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why do some men make good leaders while others fail?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from All Hands, The Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin

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

Shorty / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You should learn a little about thrift, my boy...

Genre

humor

Characters

Shorty

Reprints

• in The Adventures of Jerry Lewis (DC, 1957 series) #41 (November 1957)

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

Ton o' Fun / cartoon / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Harry Lampert (signed)

Pencils

Harry Lampert (signed)

Inks

Harry Lampert (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What would you charge to house a haunt?

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Leave It to Binky (DC, 1948 series) #50 (September 1955)
• in The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #49 (February-March 1958)

Indexer Notes

Five unrelated gag panels on a single page.

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

Columbia / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Message to Parents (Table of Contents: 15)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Keywords

Polio

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

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

Cowboys and Indians! (Table of Contents: 17)

Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Don C. Cameron

Pencils

Leonard Starr ?

Inks

Leonard Starr ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Youngsters play at games while life's dramas go on about them!

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Pow-Wow Smith; Jimmy; Biff Dillon; Jeff Dillon; Dale Dillon (villains); Silver Bear

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Craig Delich.

Art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who; the previous cataloger credited Bruno Premiani.

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

Ton o' Fun / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Harry Lampert

Pencils

Harry Lampert

Inks

Harry Lampert

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, folks, looks like a perfect day for golfing...

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in The Adventures of Jerry Lewis (DC, 1957 series) #43 (February 1958)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

Job Counselor (Table of Contents: 20)

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 [Clark Kent]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Hollywood Film Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)