Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #178

Cover Date: December 1951
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1951-10-31

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer

Story: "The Defeat of Batman!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Pencils	Bob Kane, Leo Sayer Schwartz
Inks	Charles Paris
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Commander Barton Swayne (first appearance; a crime boss who organizes his gang like an army)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Batcave

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Second Story: "The Man With The X-Ray Eyes!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ruben Moreira
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen

Villain(s):

Kliff (first appearance; pretends to have x-ray vision)

Unnamed Bank Robbers (first appearance for all)

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Third Story: "The Robot Ghost!" (4 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Frank Bolle
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robotman (uses a translucent robot body that makes him transparent)

Villain(s):

Larceny Latham (first appearance; fakes death to lure Robotman into a trap)

Story Reprinted in:

Adventure Comics #413 (December 1971)

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Fourth Story: "The Tenderfoot Deputy!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Leonard Starr
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Pow-Wow Smith

Villain(s):

Whiskers and his gang (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Deputy Eddie Graves (first appearance; a young deputy from back east)

Location(s):

Red Deer Valley

Story Reprinted in:

DC Special #6 (January-March 1970)

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