Detective Comics #157
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- March 1950
- Page count
- 52
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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DC: Superman National Comics
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/8169
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, Editor
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 ([June] 2012) — Detective Comics #157
- Printed in
- Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1953 series) #2/1953 (februar 1953)
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
1Featuring
- Feature
- Kodak
Credits
- Writing
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- Art
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Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Atkins (Canadian Mounted Policeman, death); unnamed RCMP medical examiner; Vicki Vale; The Masked Highwayman [Bart Gillis] (villain)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller [signed]
- Charles Paris, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #11 ([May 1951]) — The Race of the Century
-
Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #8 ([June] 2012) — The Race of the Century
- Printed in
- Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2015 series) #7 ([August] 2019)
- Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #32/1951
Synopsis
Batman and Robin volunteer their help to the Royal Canadian Mountain Police to help locate and round up the Masked Highwayman, who is believed to shot and killed a RCMP member. The problem is: without the murder bullet, the Highwayman cannot be charged with the crime!
Notes
Oddity: Vicki Vale is a blonde in this story.
3Credits
- Writing
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4Featuring
- Feature
- Bazooka
Credits
- Writing
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- Text
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5"You don't have to wait 2 months..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Action Comics; Star Spangled Comics; Adventure Comics
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
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6Featuring
- Feature
- Impossible-- But True!
- Genre
- Detective-mystery
- Characters
- Roy Raymond
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Dan Barry, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
7"Gosh- I'm gonna launch my first ship today!"
Featuring
- Feature
- The Little Mayor
- Genre
- Humour
- Characters
- Little Mayor
Credits
- Writing
- Phil Berube, scripter
- Art
- Phil Berube, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Phil Berube, letterer
Reprint history
- Original
- Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #106 (July 1946)
Notes
Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Ralston
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- Writing
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9
10Featuring
- Feature
- Wonder Woman
- Genre
- Advocacy; superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Irwin Hasen, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
11Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Leonard Starr , line art
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- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
12Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- , author
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13"Jerry! I caught you - Bringing flowers backstage!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Jerry the Jitterbug
- Genre
- Humour; teen
- Characters
- Jerry
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #91 ([December 1957]) — Untitled
- Printed in
- Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #91 ([December 1957])
14Featuring
- Feature
- Nestlé's Crunch
Credits
- Writing
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15Featuring
- Feature
- Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Pow-Wow Smith
Credits
- Writing
- Don C. Cameron, scripter
- Art
- Carmine Infantino, penciller
- , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Script credit from Craig Delich.
16Featuring
- Feature
- American Seed Co.
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- Writing
- , scripter
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- Colours
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17Featuring
- Feature
- National Radio Institute
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside back cover.
18Featuring
- Feature
- Daisy B-B Guns
Credits
- Writing
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Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
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