Detective Comics, #154
Published: December 1949
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Issue Contents:
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Pencils: Jim Mooney
- Inks: Charles Paris
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Jimmy's Biggest Christmas (Thanks to Dad)
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Underground Railroad of Crime!
Storyline
Batman goes undercover in the State Prison as Jim Millan, hoping to discover how prisoners who have escaped from that institution seem to disappear forever.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne
- also as Jim Millan]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Commissioner James Gordon
- unnamed State Prison Warden
- Mary Holmes (Millan's sweetheart)
- Jim Millan (reformed villain)
- Hatch Marlin (villain)
Credits
- Pencils: Bob Kane
- Inks: Charles Paris
Story Notes
Lew Sayre Schwartz confirmed to Craig Delich that Bob Kane penciled the story.
The Case of the Vanishing Buildings
The Riddle of the Ruby!
The Green Arrow and the Red Feather Kid
Characters
- Green Arrow
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: George Papp
- Inks: George Papp
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Robotman, Mind-Reader
Characters
- Robotman [Paul Dennis]
Credits
- Pencils: Jimmy Thompson
- Inks: Jimmy Thompson
Story Notes
Comics historian Mike Tiefenbacher notes (per email, 9/16/2026): "Jimmy Thompson's final ROBOTMAN issue was #154. ROBOTMAN is not in #155, possibly due to Thompson's departure."
"For Rent"
Characters
- Shorty
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Science Is Champ
Credits
- Script: Димитър Петков
Editorial Advisory Board
Death in the Northwoods!
Characters
- Pow-Wow Smith
Credits
- Script: Don C. Cameron
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.