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Publisher: DC

Title: Detective Comics
Issue: 140
Page Count: 52
Publish Date: October 1948
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Detective Comics 140 (1st Riddler)
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Story Title: The Riddler! - cover
Features:Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Riddler [Edward Nigma]


Story Title: Kodak Film - advertisement
Features:Kodak
Pages:1
Pencils:? (photo)
Inks:? (photo)
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Riddler - comic story
Features:Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Pages:12
Genre:superhero
Characters:Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed Mayor of Gotham City; Harrison Eagle (millionaire collector, introduction); The Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain, origin, introduction)
Synopsis:Having grown up an expert and a cheat when it came to solving puzzles, Edward Nigma decides to use this capacity to mystify the Police and Batman...as the Riddler!


Story Title: Johnny Mize - advertisement
Features:Wheaties
Pages:1
Characters:Johnny Mize


Story Title: Bit-o-Honey Races to the Rescue! - advertisement
Features:Meet a Bit-o-Honey
Pages:1
Genre:adventure
Characters:Teddy


Story Title: Robotman's Double Trouble! - comic story
Pages:6
Genre:superhero
Characters:Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]


Story Title: Cut-Out Model of "Daylight" Train - advertisement
Features:Kellogg's Variety
Pages:1


Story Title: For Thrills! For Action! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Adventure Comics; Action Comics; Sensation Comics
Pages:1
Characters:Superboy; Miss Davis; Superman; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]


Story Title: Dog for a Day! - comic story
Pages:7
Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan


Story Title: Editorial Advisory Board - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Bendix Coaster Brake
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset
Characters:Joe


Story Title: To the Moon and Back - text story
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Genre:adventure


Story Title: Spalding Football Book - advertisement
Features:Spalding
Pages:1
Characters:Ken Strong; Sammy Baugh; Don Hutson; Sid Luckman; Chet Gladchuk


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
Pages:1
Genre:adventure
Characters:Bazooka the Bubble Boy


Story Title: The Dictator from Alcatraz! - comic story
Pages:12
Genre:adventure
Characters:The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Andre Chavard; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Tex]


Story Title: Scribbly - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Scribbly
Pages:1
Genre:humor; teen
Characters:Scribbly Jibbet; Ma Jibbet; Red Rigley; Snoony Jibbet; O'Hara


Story Title: How Much Do You Really Know About Baseball? - advertisement
Features:Thom McAn
Pages:1
Genre:sports
Characters:Thom McAn


Story Title: And to Think They Used to Call Me Skinny! - advertisement
Features:Charles Atlas
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Charles Atlas


Story Title: Hero on the Bench - advertisement
Features:Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
Pages:1
Genre:adventure
Characters:R.C.; Quickie; William Bendix


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