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Detective Comics, #192

Published: February 1953

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Detective Comics #192

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Issue Contents:
The Phantom Eye of Gotham City
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Phantom Eye of Gotham City
Story 2 12 pages superhero
Storyline

As vicious criminal creates a means to televise crimes as they happen and making the Dynamic Duo look like they are inept. He goes further to disguise himself as Batman and get unmasked on TV as a wealthy big-game hunter, forcing Batman to actually prove who he is or give up his crime fighting vendetta.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Commissioner James Gordon
  • Jim
  • Ed (newspaper editor)
  • James (butler)
  • Byron King (cameo, big game hunter)
  • Buddy (cameo, King's son)
  • Phantom Eye [Nails Riley aka Byron King and Batman imitator] (villain, introduction)
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Reprint in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 9 credits the writer as David Vern Reed and the penciller as Dick Sprang.

Story 3 1 page humor

"Whoa! What's your hurry, Tim?"

Credits
Story 4 1 page
Tops in Comics!

Featuring Mystery in Space; Gang Busters

Story 5 1 page
Story 6 0 pages
The Case of the Fabulous Frauds
Story 7 6 pages detective-mystery
Characters
  • Roy Raymond
Credits
Story 8 0 pages
Story 9 1 page humor; military

"Ah, snow!"

Credits
Story 10 1 page
Superboy Talks About... "The Holiday Spirit!"
Story 11 1 page advocacy; superhero
Characters
  • Superboy
Credits
Robotman - Servant for a Day
Story 12 6 pages superhero
Characters
  • Robotman
Credits
Story Notes

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

Story 13 0 pages
The Truth About the Lie Detector
Story 14 2 pages non-fiction
Credits
Story 15 1 page children

"Poor Pud..."

Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 16 1 page
Story Notes

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

The Lady and the Killers
Story 17 8 pages western-frontier
Characters
  • Pow-Wow Smith
Credits
Story Notes

Art credits verified by Craig Delich.

Story 18 1 page humor

"Library"

Characters
  • Casey the Cop
Credits
Superman Is on Television!
Story 19 0 pages
Story 20 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 21 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Back cover.