Detective Comics, #178
Published: December 1951
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Issue Contents:
The Defeat of Batman!
"Don't shoot! We surrender!"
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Enter Here -- If You Dare!
Featuring House of Mystery
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Defeat of Batman!
"Oh, no! I never thought I'd see this! Batman has surrendered!"
Storyline
Batman and Robin face Commander Barton Swayne who runs an underground army with military precision with the objective of capturing Batman.
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Commissioner James Gordon
- Commander Barton Swayne
- Lippy
- Big Red
- Parker
- Dwyer
- Archer
- Hendrix
- Wheeler
- Wilcox
- Blake
Credits
- Pencils: Bob Kane
- Pencils: Leomacs
- Inks: Charles Paris
Story Notes
Pencil credits verified by Schwartz to Craig Delich; we formerly credited Schwartz with pencils and Kane with touch-ups.
Pete the Flash Scores for Captain Tootsie
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: flanvia
- Inks: flanvia
- Script: William Schreiber (uncertain)
- Letters: William Schreiber (uncertain)
Otto Graham
The Man with the X-Ray Eyes!
"What's wrong? Change your mind about shooting me?"
Characters
- Roy Raymond
- Karen
- Kliff
Credits
- Pencils: Ruben Moreira
- Inks: Ruben Moreira
Out of This World
The Robot Ghost!
"Haunting live outlaws is old stuff to Robotman!"
Characters
- Robotman [Paul Dennis]
- "Larceny" Latham (crook)
- Torch (crook)
Credits
- Pencils: Frank Bolle
- Inks: Frank Bolle
Story Notes
Art credits from Mike Tiefenbacher; previous indexer credited Frank Bolle.
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
Getting an Erector Is Like Having Your Own Toy Factory
How Yardsticks Caught Crooks
Credits
- Script: 井上智徳
Characters
- Straight Arrow
"I-it's spooky in this old haunted house!"
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Story Notes
Sold by Fleer.
"What will you have, Vic?"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Tenderfoot Deputy!
"Your nephew from Boston's likely quite a youngster, Jim..."
Characters
- Pow-Wow Smith [Ohiyesa Smith]
- Sheriff Tom Miles
- Rudy Ransom
- Highboy Higgins
- Eddie Graves
- Red-Eye (crook)
Credits
- Pencils: Leonard Starr
- Inks: Leonard Starr
Red Hot Tip for Santa!
"It's quiet here!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Ad for Sheaffer's Skrip pens. Back cover.