Detective Comics
#167
(January 1951)
DC,
1937 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1950-11-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Bodyguards for Cleopatra!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cleopatra
- Reprints
-
in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 ([August] 2012) - in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
-
What a Gift!
Kodak / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Advertisement for flash kit from Kodak.
Bodyguards to Cleopatra!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
- Inks
- Charles Paris (signed as Bob Kane)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How would you like a job...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cleopatra [aka The Great One]; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Professor Carter Nichols; Yati (Royal scribe); Sebek (manager of the graneries); Takeloth (Chief of the Royal Police); Ka-Ra (villain, chief irrigation engineer)
- Synopsis
- Professor Nichols uses hypnosis to send Batman and Robin back to Cleopatra's Egypt to investigate their appearance in a mysterious ancient frieze.
- Reprints
- in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 ([August] 2012)
- in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
-
- Keywords
- Bat-Signal; Egypt; Gotham City; The Pyramids; time travel
There's a Genuine Schwinn Bike in Every Price Class to Suit You!
Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Santa Claus
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Schwinn Bikes from Arnold, Schwinn & Company.
[no title indexed]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / 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
- It's a hold up!
- Genre
- children
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum in comic strip format.
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Listing of editorial advisory board members & titles published by DC.
The People Who Couldn't Grow Old!
Impossible-- But True / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Roy Raymond
This Christmas Ask Dad for a Roadmaster
Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Santa Claus
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Roadmaster bikes from Roadmaster.
[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
- Ice skating on the lake!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #121 (February 1959)
-
Lucky Block
Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Nestlé's Crunch.
The Captured Brain!
Robotman / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]
[no title indexed]
Funny Facts / cartoon / 0.75 page
- Script
- Martin Naydel
- Pencils
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Inks
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Half of all the world's lakes...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #237 (February 1958)
-
Thrilling for Features and Fun!
Columbia / advertisement / 0.25 page
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Columbia Built bikes from The Westfield Manufacturing Company.
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've got a date with a new girl!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jerry
- Reprints
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #244 (January 1958)
-
Panic Stalks the Forest at the Dread Cry of "Warpath!"
Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]
Indexer Notes
House ad for Tomahawk #3.
How to Bring Christmas Cheer
Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
Indexer Notes
"Published as a public service in cooperation with leading national social welfare and youth-serving organizations."
The Killer Cougar of Shoe Mountain!
Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
in New -- and Great! Big Town
Big Town / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- detective-mystery
Indexer Notes
House ad for Big Town #1.
Given
Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for White Cloverine Brand Salve from Wilson Chem Co.
Be a Success As a Radio-Television Technician
National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Advertisement for book from National Radio Institute.
This Christmas Be a Cowboy
Daisy Air Rifles; Red Ryder / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Harman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- western-frontier
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Advertisement for Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine from Daisy Manufacturing Co.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Bodyguards for Cleopatra!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
1.
What a Gift!
Kodak -
2.
Bodyguards to Cleopatra!
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
3.
There's a Genuine Schwinn Bike in Every Price Class to Suit You!
Schwinn -
4.
["It's a hold up!"]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum -
5.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
6.
The People Who Couldn't Grow Old!
Impossible-- But True -
7.
This Christmas Ask Dad for a Roadmaster
Roadmaster -
8.
["Ice skating on the lake!"]
Shorty -
9.
Lucky Block
Nestlé's Crunch -
10.
The Captured Brain!
Robotman -
11.
["Half of all the world's lakes..."]
Funny Facts -
12.
Thrilling for Features and Fun!
Columbia -
13.
["I've got a date with a new girl!"]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
14.
Here Comes the Band!
-
15.
Panic Stalks the Forest at the Dread Cry of "Warpath!"
Tomahawk -
16.
How to Bring Christmas Cheer
Superboy -
17.
The Killer Cougar of Shoe Mountain!
Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman -
18.
New -- and Great! Big Town
Big Town -
19.
Given
Wilson Chem. Co. -
20.
Be a Success As a Radio-Television Technician
National Radio Institute -
21.
This Christmas Be a Cowboy
Daisy Air Rifles; Red Ryder
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Arthur Lortie
- Matthew Peets
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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