Detective Comics #183

DC Comics

United States

Published
May 1952
Page count
44
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/9666

Credits

Editing
Whitney Ellsworth

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled [The Famous Name Crimes!] (Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Show/hide 1. Happy Hobby Time! (Superboy) Public service announcement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superboy; Frank

Credits

Script
Jack Schiff
Art
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Synopsis

Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and notes an expressive hobby can be life long enjoyment.

Notes

Inside front cover.

Show/hide 2. Famous Name Crimes! (Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder) Comic story, 12 pages
Show/hide 3. New Wheaties Are Better Than Ever! (Wheaties) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Wheaties

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 4. Untitled (Casey the Cop) Comic story, 0.67 pages

"A bloodhound in the police department. Hmm..."

Featuring

Feature
Casey the Cop
Genre
Humor

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #38 ([June 1968])
Untitled
 
Australia
Blackhawk (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #35 ([July 1968?])
Untitled
Show/hide 5. No title recorded (Riddle Me This; Necco) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Riddle Me This; Necco
Show/hide 6. The Man in the Iceberg! (Impossible-- But True) Comic story, 7.67 pages

Featuring

Feature
Impossible-- But True
Genre
Detective-mystery
Characters
Roy Raymond

Credits

Art
Ruben Moreira
Show/hide 7. No title recorded (Wildroot Cream-Oil) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Wildroot Cream-Oil

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 8. Untitled (Varsity Vic) Comic story, 0.5 pages

"Dad, I'm in the school band..."

Featuring

Feature
Varsity Vic
Genre
Humor

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Show/hide 9. No title recorded (Bendix Coaster Brake) Advertisement, 0.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Bendix Coaster Brake

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 10. The Wrecking of Robotman! (Robotman) Comic story, 5.67 pages

Featuring

Feature
Robotman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Joe Certa ?
Show/hide 11. No title recorded (Luden's Cough Drops) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Luden's Cough Drops
Show/hide 12. No title recorded (Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum) Advertisement, 0.5 pages

"When does the race start?"

Featuring

Feature
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
Genre
Children

Credits

Art
Ray Thompson [as Ray T.]
Show/hide 13. Editorial Advisory Board Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.5 pages

Notes

Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.

Show/hide 14. Phony Documents Text article, 2 pages

Credits

Author
Dan Keene
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 15. Manhunt in Manhattan! (Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman) Comic story, 7.67 pages

Featuring

Feature
Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman
Genre
Western-frontier

Credits

Art
Leonard Starr

Notes

Art credits per Craig Delich.

Show/hide 16. No title recorded (Vitalis Hair Cream) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Vitalis Hair Cream
Show/hide 17. No title recorded (Daisy Air Rifles) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Daisy Air Rifles

Credits

Art
Fred Harman

Notes

Inside back cover.

Show/hide 18. No title recorded (Sheaffer's) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Sheaffer's

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Back cover.


Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 36298

Entry created

  • 25/04/2008

Index completed

  • 17/09/2019

Last updated

  • 17/09/2019