Detective Comics, #201
Published: November 1953
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The Human Target!
"Danger threatens Batman and Robin when they become bodyguards of the reckless man who made himself..."
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
United Nations Day -- October 24th
"It's a far cry from the ancient Tower of Babel, with its confusion of many tongues..."
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
The inside front cover contains a PSA that is produced in sequential comics-art style.
Human Target!
"He was a man who laid his life on the line..."
Storyline
Batman and Robin encounter Fred Venable, an impersonator who takes the place of people who have been targeted for death by criminals in order to earn enough money for his daughter's operation. However, soon he comes to the attention of a mobster who forces Venable to take his place to face syndicate hit-men.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Commissioner James Gordon
- Prince Michael Gruyere
- Fred Venable [the Human Target
- also as Prince Michael Gruyere
- Perry Davison
- Moreno the Magician
- Tom Baker
- Jim Lovett]
- Marianne Venable
- Turk Vincent
- Blinky Groves
- Moreno the Magician
- Detective Barnes
- Midget Matson
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks: Charles Paris
"There's everything every boy wants in... Lionel trains with magne-traction"
"Let's hurry-we'll make the native village by nightfall-"
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Editorial Advisory Board
The Riddle of the Unseen Man!
"Thanks for the water, Karen!"
Credits
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Story Notes
Feature formerly called "Impossible-- But True."
"Hey kids! Bike back to school on the best!"
Story Notes
Ad for the Schwinn Phantom bicycle.
"The police department put up a lot of new no parking signs!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
Safety-First Robot!
"It's easy to see which one of these guys uses Wildroot Cream-Oil!"
Convict Without a Number
"The new type of prison instills within the inmates a new code of ethics"
Characters
- John Bradley
Credits
- Script: Jay Hero
The Line of Stars Presents
"Tomahawk also appears in "World's Finest" comcis"
Credits
- Pencils: Nick Cardy
- Inks: Nick Cardy
Story Notes
House ad featuring the cover artwork from Tomahawk (1950 Series) issue #20.
Deadline in Red Deer Valley!
"Imagine...a newspaper printed in Red Deer Valley!"
Credits
- Pencils: Leonard Starr
- Inks: Leonard Starr
Story Notes
Art credits per Craig Delich.
Featuring Scripto
"Scripto guarantees the best...in writing!"
"He won by 6 points with AMF Roadmaster!"
Story Notes
Ad for AMF bicycle.
"How to fix any part of any car"
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Tootsie Roll Contest
"Nothing beats the mouth-watering, chocolaty flavor of Tootsie Roll."
Story Notes
The back cover features a contest to win a variety of prizes from Tootsie Candies.