Detective Comics #173

(July 1951)

Now More Than Ever! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Batman's Double! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Kane (signed as Bob Kane) (Batman and Robin figures only); Lew Sayre Schwartz (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Charles Paris (signed as Bob Kane)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's the man I want to look like, doc!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Killer Moth [Cameron van Cleer; also as Bruce Wayne] (villain); Withers (van Cleer's butler); Jack Forsythe (playboy); Sonny Blandish (playboy); unnamed doctors; unnamed guard; Whitey Casey (gang leader); unnamed gang members

Synopsis

With his Van Cleer alias lost to him, Killer Moth decides to steal the identity of Bruce Wayne (whom he imprisons in a vault), then hires a plastic surgeon to alter his face into an exact double of Wayne's, and fools Dick Grayson into believing he is Wayne and Dick doesn't realize at first. The Moth goes out as Batman, enhancing his criminal reputation by making it appear that Batman fears the Moth. Wayne escapes in time to see Killer Moth shot down by one of his own gang, thinking he's been double-crossed. Moth's face is wrecked by the bullets, and the resultant cranial injury causes amnesia.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Penciler credits verified by Schwartz and inker credit verified by Paris.

In Killer Moth's previous appearance in Batman #64, van Cleer's butler was named Smithers, here he is called Withers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Terrible Toys of Dr. Morro! (Table of Contents: 6)

Robotman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Bolle

Inks

Frank Bolle

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Robotman has met some strange customers in his day...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Robotman [Paul Dennis]; Dr. Morro (villain); Fingers (crook); Jack (crook)

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

Monark Super Deluxe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Zowie! She must be the new girl next door...

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jerry the Jitterbug

Neat Treat! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

The Man with the Golden Touch! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Barry

Inks

Dan Barry

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There you are, ladies and gentlemen!

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Roy Raymond; Karen; Professor Wilfred Corey; Faro Fenton (crook); Blue Eyes (crook)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Horace Elmo

Pencils

Horace Elmo (signed)

Inks

Horace Elmo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Is rice paper made of rice?

Genre

non-fiction

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

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll set the alarm real early!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jerry the Jitterbug

Reprints

• in Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #1/1953 (januar 1953)
which is reprinted
• in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #6/1967 ([juni] 1967)
• in The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #50 (April-May 1958)

Murder Is a Fine Art (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

R. E. Gurvitz (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Pow-Wow Smith -- Chief of Police! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bruno Premiani

Inks

Bruno Premiani

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Picture, if you can, modern law in an Indian tribe!

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Pow-Wow Smith [Ohiyesa Smith]; Little Black Bear; Running Horse; "Professor" Blackie Gaines (crook)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Just a minute, Al!

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Varsity Vic

Reprints

• in Forbidden Worlds (Thorpe & Porter, 1950 ? series) #6
• in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1953 series) #4/1953 (april 1953)
• in Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #121 (February 1958)

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

Stewart-Warner "Cadet" Speedometer / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here I am, Bill, all set for the job!

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey the Cop

Reprints

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247 (April 1958)
which is reprinted
• in Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics No. 247 (DC, 2000 series) (November 2000)

Look for the Real Reason! (Table of Contents: 20)

Leave It to Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bob Oksner

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Binky Biggs

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Squeeze Play Saves the Day! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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