Detective Comics, #143
Published: January 1949
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Issue Contents:
The Pied Piper of Peril!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- The Pied Piper
Credits
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Charles Paris
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inker credit verified by Jerry Bails and Craig Delich.
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
America's Greatest Comics Characters
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Pied Piper of Peril!
Storyline
The Pied Piper returns to continue his criminal activities of committing a series of "pipe" crimes, each with a pipe related to the victim's name!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Commissioner James Gordon
- The Pied Piper (villain)
- Pied Piper's gang (villains)
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Charles Paris
Henry Iba
The Man with the Purple Hand
Robotman Versus the Baffler!
Characters
- Robotman [Robert Crane
- aka Paul Dennis]
- The Baffler (villain)
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Jimmy Thompson
- Inks: Jimmy Thompson
Gets the Bird!
Low Man on a Barber Pole!
Characters
- Slam Bradley
- Shorty Morgan
Credits
- Pencils: Howard Sherman
- Inks: Howard Sherman
Story Notes
Inker credit by Craig Delich; we previously credited John Daly.
Mystery Mine's Treasure!
Secret Codes Are All Around You
Credits
- Script: Robert Murphy
"Help police" "Sound like a hold up!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Five Weapons That Shook the World!
Characters
- The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter
- Andre Chavard
- Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]
- Tex]
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Steve Brodie
Story Notes
On the page between page 5 and page 6 of the previous story sequence.
"Ah, madame - Permit me to help you across the street!"
Characters
- Casey
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
What to Do If Lost in the Woods at Night
Story Notes
Back cover.