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169March 1951
$0.10

Detective Comics #169

DC · March 1951 · on sale 1951-01-24

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#169
Publication date
March 1951
Key date
1951-03-00
On-sale date
1951-01-24
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Boss of the Big Housecover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Tops in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2Batman -- Boss of the Big House!comic story12pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne; also as Walter "Slug" Braden]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Glen Powers; Prison Warden Downs; Steve (prison guard); Dr. Fleming (prison doctor); Deadshot [Floyd Lawton] (villain, cameo); "The Black Diamond" (villain, cameo); John "Squint" Tolmar (villain); Pete Dugan (villain, prison b
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6The Man Who Could Live Under Water!comic story8pencils: Dan Barry; inks: Dan BarryRoy Raymond
7-activity0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
9Buzzy Scores One for the Handicapped!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy
10The Case of the Broken Ski!comic story3.67pencils: Dan Barry; inks: Dan Barry
12Robotman, Actor!comic story6pencils: Frank Bolle; inks: Frank BolleRobotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]
13Every Home a Theatretext article2letters: typeset
14The Big Pow-Wow!comic story10pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno PremianiPow-Wow Smith
15Big Townpromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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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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Series context

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