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Detective Comics 186

DETECTIVE COMICS #186

Cover Date: August 1952
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1952-07-01

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer


Story: "The Flying Bat-Cave!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn Broome
PencilsLew Sayer Schwartz (as Bob Kane)
InksCharles Paris
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (creates and uses a large helicopter Flying Bat-Cave)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin
Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Diamond Lang and his gang (first appearance for all; blackmail Batman to not set foot in Gotham for a week)
Big-Time Gateson and his gang (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor
Batcave

Story Reprinted in:

Batman #203 (July-August 1968)
Batman: Secrets of the Batcave (2007)
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #8 (2020)


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Second Story: "The Man Who Could Imitate Anything!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtRuben Moreira
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen

Villain(s):

Eustice Crispin (first appearance; claims to be a Martian who can imitate anything)

Comment(s):

This story starts on a Friday.


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Third Story: "The Man Who Read Robotman's Mind! (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJoe Certa
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Villain(s):

Brains McDoll and his gang (first appearance for all; try to use a mentalist to read Robotman's mind)


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Fourth Story: "The Mystery of the Stolen Arrows!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtLeonard Starr
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Pow-Wow Smith

Villain(s):

Counterfeiters (first appearance for all; retrieve stolen plates from a boy's quiver)


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