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172June 1951
$0.10

Detective Comics #172

DC · June 1951 · on sale 1951-04-30

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#172
Publication date
June 1951
Key date
1951-06-00
On-sale date
1951-04-30
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Outlaw Who Had Nine Lives!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; The Man With Nine Lives [Paul Gregorian]
1Top Value in America's Top Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Outlaw Who Had Nine Lives!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Man With Nine Lives [Paul Gregorian] (introduction, death); unnamed foreign dignitaries; unnamed police officers; unnamed power plant employee; Hoofer Martin (gangster); unnamed henchmen; unnamed reporters
5Three Clues to Crime!comic story6pencils: Frank Bolle; inks: Frank BolleRobotman [Robert Crane]
8Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
9The Human Clock!comic story8pencils: Dan Barry; inks: Dan BarryRoy Raymond
11-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
12New Hope for the Convicttext article2script: B. Fairbanks
13-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
15-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
17The Phantom Brave!comic story10pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno PremianiPow-Wow Smith [Ohiyesa Smith]
19-activity0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
21Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 7.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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