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Detective Comics (1937)The Rebus Crimes

byHenry BoltinoffWriterRobert MurphyWriter+14 more
DC ComicsMay 21, 1948USD $0.1052 pages
Key IssueActionAdventure
OverviewMarket Data$390+Series comments

The Joker launches a crime spree using picture rebuses to announce each target, forcing Batman and Robin to decode his riddles before he can strike. Historically significant as the first depiction of the Batcave with its mechanical dinosaur and giant penny.

Series
Detective Comics (1937)
Issue Number
#137
Release Date
May 21, 1948
Cover Date
July 1948
Cover Price
USD $0.10
Page Count
52

Series Details

Title
Detective Comics
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1937 - 2011
Issues Count
883

Key Issue

  • Iconic cover art by Jim Mooney feat. the Joker

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Creators

Henry Boltinoff

Henry Boltinoff

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Robert Murphy

Writer

Dick Sprang

Dick Sprang

Artist

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Artist, Penciller

C. C. Beck

C. C. Beck

Penciller, Inker

Howard Sherman

Howard Sherman

Penciller, Inker

Jim Mooney

Jim Mooney

Penciller

Charles Paris

Charles Paris

Inker

Steve Brodie

Inker

Ira Schnapp

Ira Schnapp

Letterer

Bob Kane

Bob Kane

Other

Characters

Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson

Richard John Grayson-Wayne

James Gordon

James Gordon

James Worthington Gordon

Joker

Joker

Slam Bradley

Slam Bradley

Samuel Emerson Bradley

Static

Static

Static

Tex

Tex

Air Wave (Larry Jordan)

Air Wave (Larry Jordan)

Lawrence Jordan

Andre Chavard

Andre Chavard

Andre Chavard

Dan Turpin

Dan Turpin

Daniel Turpin

Rip Carter

Rip Carter

Shorty

Shorty

Shorty

Teams

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin

Boy Commandos

Boy Commandos

Gotham City Police Department

Gotham City Police Department

New York Police Department

New York Police Department

The Secret Legion

The Secret Legion

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