Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #185

Cover Date: July 1952
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1952-05-28

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer

Story: "The Secret of Batman's Utility Belt!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	John Broome
Pencils	Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane)
Inks	Charles Paris
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin

Villain(s):

Drum Carter and his gang (first appearance for all; try to retrieve Batman's Utility Belt)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

Bruce Wayne's address is given as 224 Park Dr.

Story Reprinted in:

Batman #203 (July-August 1968)

Batman in the Fifties #1 (2002)

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #8 (2020)

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Second Story: "The Three Imposters! (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Joe Certa
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Villain(s):

Hank Hawley and his gang (first appearance for all; use psuedo-Robotmen remote controlled to commit crimes; all three destroyed)

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Second Story: "The Case of the Modern Aladdin!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ruben Moreira
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen (has brown hair in this story)

Villain(s):

Alan and his gang (first appearance for all; fakes a magical lamp to smuggle a large diamond out of India)

Location(s):

Calcutta, India

Comment(s):

This story ends on a Friday.

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Fourth Story: "The Man Who Killed Pow-Wow Smith!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Leonard Starr
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Pow-Wow Smith

Villain(s):

Muley and his gang (first appearance for all; robbers)

Location(s):

Red Deer Valley

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