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Detective Comics, #191

Published: January 1953

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Detective Comics #191

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Issue Contents:
The Man with a License to Kill!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • The Exterminator (villain)
Credits
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Man with a License to Kill!
Story 2 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Batman and Robin encounter the Executioner, a bounty hunter who kills criminals with a bounty on their head who are wanted dead or alive. However, as they try to determine his identity, Batman discovers the Executioner is also playing a role in helping criminals escape from prison in order to collect the bounty on them.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Commissioner James Gordon
  • The Exterminator [Willy Hooker] (villain)
  • Tony Bannig (death)
  • Big Cal Davis
  • Benny Gates
  • Joe Hawkins
  • Clem Hankins
  • Sal Fields
  • Baldy Jenkins
  • Nebraska Hudson
  • Jack "Bitsy" Connors (death)
  • Bookie Devers (death)
  • Kansas Bill Lomax (death)
  • Sam "Sleepy" Briggs
  • Pug Johnson
Credits
Story Notes

Inker credit verified by Craig Delich.

Story 3 1 page children

"If you make this jump..."

Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 4 1 page
Story Notes

Includes a plug for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport!
Story 5 1 page advocacy; superhero
Credits
The Gun that Couldn't Miss!
Story 6 6 pages detective-mystery
Characters
  • Roy Raymond
Credits
Story 7 0 pages
Story 8 1 page humor

"Tweet tweet" "Now, now, lady, you passed the red light!"

Credits
Story 9 1 page
Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"
Story 10 1 page advocacy; teen
Credits
The Specter of Robotman
Story 11 6 pages superhero
Credits
Story Notes

Art credits from Mike Tiefenbacher; previous indexer suggested Joe Certa.

Superman Is on Television!
Story 12 0 pages
Newest Crime Detector
Story 13 2 pages non-fiction
Credits
Now More Than Ever

Featuring The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

Story 14 1 page
The Platinum Raiders
Story 15 8 pages western-frontier
Credits
Story Notes

Art credits per Craig Delich. Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman.

Featuring The Electric Game Co.

Story 16 1 page
Story 17 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 18 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Back cover.