Detective Comics
#165
(November 1950)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1950-09-18
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Strange Costumes of Batman!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 ([August] 2012) - in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
- in Robin: 80 Years of the Boy Wonder: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2020 series) ([November] 2020)
- in Batman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) ([November] 2021)
-
Indexer Notes
Three of the four figures of Batman list a story title: "North Pole Crimes," "Crimes of the Future," and "The Modern Midas."
Action! Thrills! Excitement!
The Adventures of Alan Ladd / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Strange Costumes of Batman!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- Charles Paris (signed as Bob Kane)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is it that terrorizes crooks?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. Robert Darcy (villain, expert technician and chemist); King Midas [George Midas] (villain, flashback]; Reggie Layton (millionaire); unnamed criminals; unnamed ocean liner crewmen; unnamed reporters; unnamed doctor; unnamed police officers; unnamed citizens; The Joker (villain, image)
- Synopsis
- While making an inspection of equipment in the Bat-Cave, Bruce and Dick also must inspect the various costumes Batman and Robin use in their fight against crime for leaks and tears, and, as it turns out, a never before used costume saves the day for the Batman, who has been seriously wounded.
- Reprints
- in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1 ([Summer] 1961)
-
in Batman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1959 ? series) #1968 ([1968]) - in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #259 (November-December 1974)
-
in Batman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1970 series) #73 (1976) -
in Läderlappen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #4/1976 ([1976-04-dd]) which is reprinted -
in Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #4/1976 ([april] 1976) - in Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) ([August] 1999)
- in DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 ([August] 2012)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
- in Robin: 80 Years of the Boy Wonder: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2020 series) ([November] 2020)
-
- Keywords
- Bat-Cave; Bat-Signal; Batmobile; Batplane; Gotham City; Saronia (a ship); Wayne Mansion
Saving the Farmer's Crop
"U. S." Royal with His Jet-Propelled Bike; U. S. Royal Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
Sequential art advertisement for U. S. Royal bike tires.
The Man Who Never Slept!
Impossible-- But True / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Roy Raymond
One-Man Fire Department!
Robotman / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]
Indexer Notes
Art credits by Jerry Bails; we previously credited Frank Bolle.
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.75 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- H'lo, Shorty!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Shorty
[no title indexed]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This ought to keep those durn girls away!
- Genre
- humor; children
Indexer Notes
Sequential art ad for Fleer's Dubble Bubble gum.
The Riddle of Fort Brave!
Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Pow-Wow Smith
- Reprints
- in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #10/1957 ([oktober] 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Craig Delich.
Nature Loves a Nature-Lover
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Buzzy
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Strange Costumes of Batman!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
1.
Action! Thrills! Excitement!
The Adventures of Alan Ladd -
2.
The Strange Costumes of Batman!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
3.
Saving the Farmer's Crop
"U. S." Royal with His Jet-Propelled Bike; U. S. Royal Bike Tires -
4.
Thrills and Chills
Strange Adventures -
5.
The Man Who Never Slept!
Impossible-- But True -
6.
[no title indexed]
Columbia -
7.
One-Man Fire Department!
Robotman -
8.
["H'lo, Shorty!"]
Shorty -
9.
Overboard About It!
Nestlé's Crunch -
10.
Cabbages and Kale!
Dover and Clover -
11.
Let 'Em Eat Wood
-
12.
["This ought to keep those durn girls away!"]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble -
13.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
14.
The Riddle of Fort Brave!
Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman -
15.
Nature Loves a Nature-Lover
Buzzy -
16.
[no title indexed]
Daisy B-B Guns -
17.
[no title indexed]
Hollywood Film Studios
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Matthias Hofmann
- Denys Howard
- John Monagle
- Matthew Peets
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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