Detective Comics, #212
Published: October 1954
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The Puppet Master!
"Batman and Robin face the menace of... ''The Puppet Master!""
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Buzzy Has the Answer to "School Blues!"
"Gosh, Joe, you can't quit school just like that!"
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
The inside front cover contains a PSA produced in comics-form style.
The Puppet-Master
"Everyone has laughed at puppet-shows, with the lifelike little figures that walk and talk when their masters pull the strings!"
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Dick Sprang
- Inks: Charles Paris
Story Notes
Inker identification by Craig Delich.
"Peanuts popcorn and Tootsie Rolls"
Editorial Advisory Board
"Polio research will mean victory!"
Story Notes
Includes a plug for polio research.
Death at Ten Fathoms!
"Go ahead, my finny murderer... kill Captain Compass now!"
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder (uncertain)
- Pencils: Joe Certa
- Inks: Joe Certa
Superman on Television! Is Super-TV
"See your newspaper for time and channel!"
"Join Congo Bill and Janu the Jungle Boy..."
Story Notes
Includes a preview of Congo Bill #2's cover artwork.
Featuring The Batman Whirly-Word Game
"You won't go sailing without this!"
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
- Letters: Martin Naydel
Story Notes
puzzle
Catching the Car Crooks
"Thanks to the clever work of a little known group of crime-busters, auto thieves find their work getting tougher"
Mysto -- Country Slicker!
"So long, Mysto!"
Credits
- Pencils: Leonard Starr
- Inks: Leonard Starr
"How in 10 minutes of fun a day you can become an amazing new 3-D he-man like we did"
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
"Members of the football squad give this glove grain shoe the nod."
Story Notes
Back cover advertisement for three different shoe styles.