Detective Comics, #199

Published: September 1953

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Detective Comics #199

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Issue Contents:
The Invisible Batman!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Invisible Batman!
Story 2 12 pages superhero
Storyline

While battling a crime spree in Gotham, Batman is accidentally doused with a radioactive dye, rendering himself invisible.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Commissioner James Gordon
  • Big Jack Baker (villain)
  • Verne Lever (villain, criminal attorney)
Credits
Story Notes

Pencilers verified by Craig Delich with Lew Schwartz. Two inkers were necessary because of the short deadline. Writer verified from Woolfolk's records. http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/

Story 3 1 page children

"How good are you with your bow and arrow, Pud?"

Credits
Story 4 1 page humor

"I'm so glad you asked me to go with you..."

Buzzy Asks: How Safe Is Your Driving?
Story 5 1 page advocacy; teen
The Girl Who Became a Witch!
Story 6 6 pages detective-mystery
Characters
  • Roy Raymond
Credits
The Line of Stars Presents
Story 7 1 page
Story 8 1 page

"Who was the emperor that fiddled while Rome burned?"

Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 9 1 page
Story Notes

Includes a plug for polio research.

The Robber Robot!
Story 10 6 pages superhero
Characters
  • Robotman [Robert Crane]
Credits
Story 11 0 pages
Cracking the Blackmail Bandits
Story 12 2 pages non-fiction; crime
Credits
Story 13 1 page humor

"Help!" "A holdup!"

The Thunder Warrior of Hollow Mountain!
Story 14 8 pages western-frontier
Characters
  • Pow-Wow Smith [Ohiyesa Smith]
Credits
Story Notes

Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman

Featuring Wildroot Cream-Oil

Story 15 0 pages
Story 16 1 page
Story 17 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 18 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.