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163September 1950
$0.10

Detective Comics #163

DC · September 1950 · on sale 1950-07-17

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#163
Publication date
September 1950
Key date
1950-09-00
On-sale date
1950-07-17
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; colors: Jack AdlerBatman [Bruce Wayne]
1New as Tomorrow!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Man Who Feared Metal!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; unnamed sanitarium doctors; "Slippery Jim" Elgin [aka "The Man of 1000 Faces"] (villain, death); unnamed criminals; unnamed construction workers; unnamed bum; unnamed hay wagon driver; unnamed police officers
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
5Danger Is Where You Find It!promo (ad from the publisher)1
6The Anti-Gravity Man!comic story8pencils: Dan Barry; inks: Dan BarryRoy Raymond; Max Mauler (villain); Nikko (henchman); Karen; Harper; Abner Drake; Felix Jasper
7-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
9Robotman Meets Robotrobber!comic story6pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee EliasRobotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]; Robotrobber [actually Runt Gartery]; Ratface Underwood (crook)
10Science Snapscartoon0.67pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
12No Kidding!comic story4script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffDover; Clover; Silas Kornkrib; Matildy Kornkrib
13Travels of a Diamondtext article2pencils: ? [spot illustration]; inks: ? [spot illustration]; colors: ? [spot illustration]; letters: typeset
14-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
16As Long as the Grass Shall Grow!comic story10script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno PremianiPow-Wow Smith; Many Feathers; Mantogee
17The Dodo and the Frog Ask "How Are Your Manners Out-of-Doors?"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman; letters: Ira SchnappDodo; Frog

Plus 3.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Batman Archives #8
ISBN 978-1-4012-3376-1		2012On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7
ISBN 978-1-4012-8965-2		2019On eBay ›

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