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165November 1950
$0.10

Detective Comics #165

DC · November 1950 · on sale 1950-09-18

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#165
Publication date
November 1950
Key date
1950-11-00
On-sale date
1950-09-18
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Strange Costumes of Batman!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Action! Thrills! Excitement!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Strange Costumes of Batman!comic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. Robert Darcy (villain, expert technician and chemist); King Midas [George Midas] (villain, flashback]; Reggie Layton (millionaire); unnamed criminals; unnamed ocean liner crewmen; unnamed reporters; unnamed doctor; unnamed po
4Thrills and Chillspromo (ad from the publisher)1
5The Man Who Never Slept!comic story8pencils: Dan Barry; inks: Dan BarryRoy Raymond
7One-Man Fire Department!comic story6pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee EliasRobotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]
8-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffShorty
10Cabbages and Kale!comic story4script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffDover; Clover
11Let 'Em Eat Woodtext article2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
13Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
14The Riddle of Fort Brave!comic story10script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno PremianiPow-Wow Smith
15Nature Loves a Nature-Loverpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerBuzzy

Plus 4.75 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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