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Detective Comics, #156

Published: February 1950

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Detective Comics #156

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Batmobile of 1950

Featuring Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder

1 page superhero
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National Comics Takes "Top Place As the Choice of Parents and Children."
Story 1 1 page
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  • Script:
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Inside front cover.

The Batmobile of 1950!
Story 2 12 pages superhero
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After being injured in a wreck involving the Batmobile while chasing some crooks, Batman finds himself laid up, unable to fight crime...or so is thought by crookdom, who are soon introduced to the fearsome capabilities of the new Batmobile!

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First appearance of the new 1950's Batmobile.

Story 3 1 page

Featuring Star Spangled Comics; Action Comics; Adventure Comics

Story 4 1 page

"You don't have to wait 2 months..."

Story 5 0 pages
The Beauty Who Talked with Beasts!
Story 6 8 pages detective-mystery
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Roy Raymond uses a woman who can supposedly talk to animals to flush out the murderer of his good friend, Professor Carey.

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Bear Trapped!
Story 7 1 page adventure
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Mac and Ray are saved from a bear attack by using an old flashlight whose Ray-O-Vac batteries still work.

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  • Mac
  • Ray
Story 8 1 page humor

"Whaddaya think of our new advertising campaign?"

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To Arms!
Story 9 6 pages superhero
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Robotman uses his extra robotic arms to capture a band of gangsters who have stolen arms to create a prison break.

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Art credits from Mike Tiefenbacher; previous indexer suggested Lee Elias. According to Tiefenbacher (per email, 9/16/2016), Detective Comics #156 is the first issue of Tom Cooke's run on Robotman, doing both the penciling and inking. (Around the same time, Cooke replaced former Robotman artist Jimmy Thompson on the Rodeo Rick feature in DC's Western Comics series, beginning with #14.) Cooke continued to do full art on all the Robotman stories in Detective through #193.

Here's Good News for Batman and Robin Fans!

Featuring Batman; World's Finest Comics

Story 10 1 page
Batman and Robin Stand Up for Sportsmanship!
Story 11 1 page advocacy; superhero
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PSA is presented in comics form.

Story 12 2 pages humor

"Don't forget, Doris, I'm picking you and your folks up..."

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Vic tries to impress his girl Doris by inviting her and her parents to a football game with seats on the 50-yard line.

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TV Quiz
Story 13 2 pages
The First!
Story 14 1 page non-fiction; biography
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  • Emory Sekaqwaptewa
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Mini-biography of Emory Sekaqwaptewa, of the Hopi tribe, the first Native American to graduate from West Point.

Story 15 0 pages
The Great Gold Robbery!
Story 16 10 pages western-frontier
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A shipment of gold is stolen from a train and it falls to Pow-Wow Smith to use all his wits to track the gold to a remote Indian reservation.

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  • Pow-Wow Smith (mainstream Universe)
  • Harry (robber)
  • Deuce (robber)
  • Rigger (robber leader)
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Story 17 1 page
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From Rubber-for-Molds Inc., 6044 Avondale Ave., Dept. 171M, Chicago 31, Ill.

Story 18 1 page
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From MoTor's Book Dept., Desk 9B, 250 West 55th Street, New York 19, N.Y. Inside back cover.

Story 19 1 page
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Ad features the No. 111 Daisy Red Ryder Carbine for $4.95 from Daisy Manufacturing Co., Dept. 1525, Union St., Plymouth, Michigan. Back cover.