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161July 1950
$0.10

Detective Comics #161

DC · July 1950 · on sale 1950-05-17

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#161
Publication date
July 1950
Key date
1950-07-00
On-sale date
1950-05-17
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2The Men Who Died on Time!comic story12pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; James Dice (theatrical producer, death); Fells (Dice's butler); Fred Barker (theatrical producer, death); Thomas Slade (former theatrical producer); Connie Bell (actress); Dr. French; Eddy Grace (former actor); Carl Rowland (fian
4The Kind of Stories You Like Best!promo (ad from the publisher)0.67
6The Human Super Weapon!comic story8pencils: Dan Barry; inks: Dan BarryRoy Raymond
8-comic story0.5script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-WinDaffy; Doodle
10Diamond Key to Doom!comic story6pencils: Tom Cooke; inks: Tom CookeRobotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]
12-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pete
14Businessman's Best Friendtext article2letters: typeset
16-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
18Two Detectives Named Smith!comic story10script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard StarrPow-Wow Smith
20Buzzy Says Balance Your Fun Dietpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy
21Action Comics; Superman; World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 8.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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