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182April 1952
$0.10

Detective Comics #182

DC · April 1952 · on sale 1952-02-27

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#182
Publication date
April 1952
Key date
1952-04-00
On-sale date
1952-02-27
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Human Puppets!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Gaspar Saladino
2The Human Puppetscomic story11.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; the Maestro (puppet master); Briggs; Dogan; J. B. (movie director)
3Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
4What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!promo (ad from the publisher)1
5-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
7The Man with the Arson Eyes!comic story5.67pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond
10-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11Robotman's Double!comic story5.67pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa
13-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
14Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
15Who Discovered Fingerprintstext article2script: David Kahn
16Enter Here -- If You Dare!promo (ad from the publisher)1
17The Lawman Who Lost His Grip!comic story7.67pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard Starr

Plus 4.82 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Batman #1181958On eBay ›
World's Finest Comics #1041959On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #8
ISBN 978-1-4012-9968-2
2020On eBay ›

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