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DETECTIVE COMICS #179

Cover Date: January 1952
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1951-11-28

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer


Story: "Mayor Bruce Wayne!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDavid Vern
PencilsDick Sprang (as Bob Kane)
InksCharles Paris
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (in the Pacific for two weeks)
Commissioner Gordon
Alfred

Villain(s):

Deuce Chalmers and his gang (first appearance for all; dresses as Batman while trying to learn his secret identity)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Batcave

Story Reprinted in:

Batman #193 (July-August 1967)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #8 (2020)


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Second Story: "The Luckiest Man on Earth!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtRuben Moreira
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen

Villain(s):

Lucky Marko (first appearance; a swindler)

Comment(s):

This story ends on September 15th.


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Third Story: "Robotman Caruso!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtFrank Bolle
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Villain(s):

Joel Minton and his thugs (first appearance; a executor of an estate; hires crooks to "take care" of a young fiancee)

Location(s):

Vulture Island


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Fourth Story: "The Reforming of Little Elk!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtLeonard Starr
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Pow-Wow Smith

Villain(s):

Lefton and his gang (first appearance; a crooked trader)

Location(s):

Red Deer Valley

Comment(s):

This story probably takes place in the 1880s.


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