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Detective Comics #191

DC · Series began 1937 · January 1953

Dates

Cover date
January 1953
On sale
November 26, 1952
Pages
44

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Win Mortimer, Dick Sprang, Ray Thompson, Ruben Moreira, Henry Boltinoff, Tom Cooke, Leonard Starr, Fred Harmaninks: Win Mortimer, Charles Paris, Ray Thompson, Ruben Moreira, Henry Boltinoff, Tom Cooke, Leonard Starr, Fred Harmanletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: Jack Schiff, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Miller

Stories

  • The Man with a License to Kill! · 12 pages

    Batman and Robin encounter the Executioner, a bounty hunter who kills criminals with a bounty on their head who are wanted dead or alive. However, as they try to determine his identity, Batman discovers the Executioner is also playing a role in helping criminals escape from prison in order to collect the bounty on them.

  • The Gun that Couldn't Miss! · 5.67 pages
  • The Specter of Robotman · 5.67 pages
  • Newest Crime Detector · 2 pages
  • The Platinum Raiders · 8 pages

Reprinted in

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015)

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