Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #142

Cover Date: December 1948
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1948-10-20

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Dick Sprang
Inks: Charles Paris

Story: "Crime's Puzzle Contest" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Dick Sprang
Inks	Charles Paris
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Robin

Villain(s):

Riddler (last in issue #140; final Golden Age appearance)

Location(s):

Earth-Two

Gotham City

Wayne Manor

Batcave

Story Reprinted in:

Batman Archives #7 (2007)

Batman Arkham: The Riddler (2015)

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 (2018)

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Second Story: "The Farmer in the Till!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Howard Sherman
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

Muggs Millian and his gang (first appearance for all; hide out in the country as farmers)

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Third Story: "The Robot Bandit!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Otto Binder
Art	Jimmy Thompson
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Villain(s):

Doc Sparks (first appearance; radio controls household robots to steal )

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Fourth Story: "The Mystery of Secret X" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Steve Brodie
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Boy Commandos:

Brooklyn

Andre Chavard

Tex

Rip Carter

Villain(s):

Professor Vanders (first appearance; creates Secret X (beetles equipped with powerful television cameras and microphones))

Killer Arnie Benet and his gang (first appearance for all; spring Vanders from jail and aid him)

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