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DC Comics Detective Comics (1937)

Batman - Boss of the Big House / The Man Who Could Live Under Water / Robotman, Actor / The Big Pow-Wow

by Jack Schiff Writer John Howson Writer +17 more
Mar 23, 2026 $0.10 52 pages
Key Issue
Overview Market Data Discussion

After Batman spares an innocent man from death row, the retiring prison warden asks him to serve as acting warden until a replacement arrives. A convict due for release the next morning baffles him by trying to break out a night early. The cell once held a robber tied to a long-missing fortune.

Series
Detective Comics (1937)
Issue Number
#169
Release Date
March 23, 2026
Cover Date
March 1951
Cover Price
$0.10
Page Count
52

Series Details

Title
Detective Comics
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1937 - 2011
Issues Count
883
Genres
Format
Standard
Original Language
English
Language
English

Key Issue

  • Second appearance of Deadshot (Floyd Lawton)

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Creators
Jack Schiff

Jack Schiff

Writer

John Howson

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Bob Kane

Bob Kane

Penciller

Bruno Premiani

Bruno Premiani

Penciller, Inker

Dan Barry

Dan Barry

Penciller, Inker

Frank Bolle

Frank Bolle

Penciller, Inker

Leomacs

Leomacs

Penciller

Ray Thompson

Penciller, Inker

Winslow Mortimer

Winslow Mortimer

Penciller, Inker

Charles Paris

Charles Paris

Inker

Ira Schnapp

Ira Schnapp

Letterer

Characters

Batman

Batman

Bruce Wayne

Buzzy Brown

Buzzy Brown

Buzzy Brown

Deadshot

Deadshot

Floyd Lawton

Dick Grayson

Dick Grayson

Richard John Grayson-Wayne

Karen Duncan

Karen Duncan

Pow-Wow Smith

Pow-Wow Smith

Ohiyesa

Robert Crane

Robert Crane

Robert Crane

Roy Raymond

Roy Raymond

Roy Raymond

Teams

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin

Native Americans

Native Americans

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