Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #148

Cover Date: June 1949
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1949-04-20

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Cover Credits:
Art: Dick Sprang

Story: "The Experiment of Professor Zero" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane)
Inks	Charles Paris
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Robin

Supporting Character(s):

Commissioner Gordon (has brown hair)

Villain(s):

Professor Zero (first appearance; uses a "black light ray" to shrink people to 9" in height; dies)

Location(s):

Earth-Two

Gotham City

Batcave

Comment(s):

This is case #1042 in Batman's Case Book.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman #182 (July-August 1966)

Batman Archives #7 (2007)

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 (2018)

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Second Story: "The Metal Man's Sportathon!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Jimmy Thompson
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Villain(s):

Barnum Bale (first appearance; a crooked sports promoter)

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Third Story: "A Bicycle Built for Sleuths!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Howard Sherman
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Slam Bradley

Supporting Character(s):

Shorty Morgan

Villain(s):

Joe Mully and his gang (first appearance for all; try to cheat their way into a bicycle contest)

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Fourth Story: "The King of Animals!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	George Klein
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Boy Commandos:

Brooklyn

Andre Chavard

Tex

Rip Carter

Villain(s):

King of Animals and his gang (first appearance; uses animals to commit crimes)

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