Detective Comics, #190
Published: December 1952
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Issue Contents:
How to Be the Batman!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
How to Be the Batman!
Storyline
A criminal psychologist named Dr. Sampson uses an amnesia gas on Batman, blotting out his memory of who he is, and Robin desperately tries everything in his power to restore it before Sampson's mob rules Gotham City.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin re-cap)
- Robin [Dick Grayson] (origin re-cap)
- Commissioner James Gordon
- Thomas Wayne (Bruce's father, flashback, death)
- Martha Wayne (Bruce's mother, flashback, death)
- Joe Chill (villain, flashback)
- Dr. Sampson (villain)
- Dr. Evarts
- Walter Nelson
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger (uncertain)
- Pencils: Bob Kane
- Pencils: Leomacs
- Inks: Stan Kaye
Story Notes
Pencil credits verified to Craig Delich by Schwartz.
"Whoopee! This is the real wild west!"
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Includes a plug for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!
Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
The Man with the Life Ray
Characters
- Roy Raymond
Credits
- Pencils: Ruben Moreira
- Inks: Ruben Moreira
Now More Than Ever
Featuring The Adventures of Bob Hope
Robotman's Robot!
"Fire Sale"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Whistling Murder
Credits
- Script: Sean Pascal
"Yippee! Remember that contest I entered last month?"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Mission with the Mounties!
Characters
- Pow-Wow Smith
Credits
- Pencils: Leonard Starr
- Inks: Leonard Starr
Story Notes
Art credits by Craig Delich.
Draw Me!
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.