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Detective Comics, #164

Published: October 1950

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Detective Comics #164

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Issue Contents:
Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
Story Notes

Inker credit verified by Craig Delich; we formerly credited Win Mortimer.

Featuring Tomahawk

Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal!
Story 2 12 pages superhero

"We all know of the fabulous equipment..."

Storyline

News reporter Dave Purdy is given a seemingly easy assignment: he must find and report on a case in which the Bat-Signal ALONE saved a person's life.

Characters
  • Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Commissioner James Gordon
  • Vicki Vale
  • J.R. Melton (Gotham City Gazette City Editor)
  • Dave Purdy (Gotham City Gazette reporter)
  • Tiger Bishop (villain)
  • Big Red (villain, flashback)
  • "Killer" Craig (villain, flashback)
  • unnamed police officers
  • unnamed criminals
  • unnamed firefighters
  • unnamed boy scouts
Credits
Story Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Kane pencils credit verified by Lew Sayre Schwartz to Craig Delich. Pictured in the story is a detailed schematic of the Bat-Signal. The last 1/3 of page 12 is an illustrated sub-feature titled "Extra! How the Bat-Signal Caught a Killer!"

Story 3 1 page
Thrills and Chills

Featuring Strange Adventures

Story 4 1 page
The Case of the Talking Dead!
Story 5 8 pages detective-mystery
Characters
  • Roy Raymond
Credits
$100,000 in Smuggled Diamonds!
Story 6 1 page adventure
Story 7 1 page humor

"Oh, Mother, will the dress be finished in time?"

Characters
  • Peg
Credits
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 8 1 page
The Robot-mobile
Story 9 6 pages superhero
Characters
  • Robotman [Robert Crane
  • aka Paul Dennis]
Credits
Story Notes

Art credits from Mike Tiefenbacher; previous indexer suggested Lee Elias.

Story 10 1 page children

"I got the knot hole first!"

Credits
Story 11 1 page humor

"Oh, Mr. Bray, c'n I borrow your ladder?"

Characters
  • Orville
Story 12 1 page humor

"Oh, goodness! There's Leopold-- Fighting in the street!"

Characters
  • Bonny
The Lady with a Gun
Story 13 2 pages non-fiction
Characters
  • Annie Oakley
Story 14 1 page humor

"There are some special paintings here..."

Characters
  • Casey the Cop
Credits
Story 15 0 pages
School Children 'Round the World
Story 16 1 page advocacy; superhero
Characters
  • Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
The Warriors in Wampum!
Story 17 10 pages western-frontier
Characters
  • Pow-Wow Smith
Credits
Story Notes

Script credit from Craig Delich.

Story 18 1 page humor

"That's right, sir..."

Characters
  • Shorty
Credits
The Day's Best Bite!
Story 19 0 pages
Story 20 1 page
Story 21 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Quicksand!
Story 22 1 page adventure
Story Notes

Back cover.