Detective Comics, #179
Published: January 1952
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Bruce Wayne, Mayor of Gotham City!
Characters
- Batman
- Bruce Wayne
Credits
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Mayor Bruce Wayne!
Storyline
Racketeer Deuce Chalmers has figured out that Bruce Wayne is Batman...the trouble is, how does he prove it? And Bruce has troubles as well with his secret identity since he has been appointed temporary Mayor of Gotham City!
Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Robin [Dick Grayson] (cameo)
- Commissioner James Gordon
- Alfred Pennyworth
- Mayor Stokes (Mayor of Gotham City, cameo)
- Fielding [also as Bruce Wayne] (Mayor Stoke's secretary)
- Joe P. Abernathy
- Deuce Chalmers (villain)
Credits
- Script: David Vern
- Pencils: Dick Sprang
- Inks: Charles Paris
Story Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.
What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
"Did Magellan go around the world?"
Credits
- Script: John Howson
- Pencils: John Howson
- Inks: John Howson
- Letters: John Howson
Story Notes
This sequence added by Darrin Clinton.
The Luckiest Man on Earth!
Characters
- Roy Raymond
Credits
- Pencils: Ruben Moreira
- Inks: Ruben Moreira
Story Notes
Title added by Darrin Clinton.
Editorial Advisory Board
Story Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
Robotman Crusoe
Characters
- Robotman
Credits
- Pencils: Frank Bolle
- Inks: Frank Bolle
Story Notes
Art credits from Mike Tiefenbacher; previous indexer credited Frank Bolle.
Frontier Photographer
Story Notes
This sequence added by Darrin Clinton.
The Reforming of Little Elk
Characters
- Pow-Wow Smith
Credits
- Pencils: Leonard Starr
- Inks: Leonard Starr
Story Notes
Title added by Darrin Clinton.
What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
"It's so quiet today."
Characters
- Casey the Cop
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
"Fixing this car is a big job..."
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Missouri Marathon
Story Notes
Inside back cover. This sequence added by Darrin Clinton.