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Issue Details

Issue #165
Published November 1950
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth
Notes Information on filler and text features unavailable for this issue.

Cover Details - "The Strange Costumes of Batman"

Characters Batman; Robin
Genre superhero
Pencils Winslow Mortimer
Inks Winslow Mortimer
Notes Information on filler and text features unavailable for this issue.

12 page Batman and Robin story "The Strange Costumes of Batman"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; V: Dr. Robert Darcy
Synopsis While making an inspection of equipment in the Bat-Cave, Bruce and Dick also must inspect the various costumes Batman and Robin use in their fight against crime for leaks and tears, and, as it turns out, a never before used costume saves the day for the Batman, who has been seriously wounded.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane)
Inks Charles Paris
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-11-07.
Reprinted in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #259; in Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1; in Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) #nn

8 page Impossible -- But True story "The Man Who Never Slept"

Characters Roy Raymond
Genre detective
Pencils Dan Barry
Inks Dan Barry

6 page Robotman story "One-Man Fire Department"

Characters Robotman
Genre superhero
Pencils Lee Elias?
Inks Lee Elias?
Notes Revised art credits by Jerry Bails (Nov. 2005). Previous art credit given to Frank Bolle.

4 page Dover & Clover filler

Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff

10 page Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman story "The Riddle of Fort Brave"

Characters Pow-Wow Smith
Genre western
Pencils Bruno Premiani?
Inks Bruno Premiani?

2 page text article "?"

Letters typeset
Notes feature out of order

1 page filler

Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes feature out of order.