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Detective Comics #121

DC · Series began 1937 · March 1947

Dates

Cover date
March 1947
On sale
January 22, 1947
Pages
52

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Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Jack Burnley, Howard Sherman, John Daly, Lee Harris, Jack Farr, Phil Berube, Curt Swan, Roland Coeinks: Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, John Daly, Lee Harris, Jack Farr, Phil Berube, Steve Brodie, Roland Coeletters: Ira Schnapp, Jack Farr, Phil Berubescript: Dalton Warren, Jack Farr, Phil Berube

Stories

  • Commissioner Gordon Walks a Beat! · 12 pages

    When the son of the mayor of Gotham City loses a bet to a noted gangster, changes are in the wind, as Commissioner Gordon is demoted to patrolman and Batman's days aiding the police come to an end!

  • The Case Without a Key! · 7 pages
  • Happy Jail-Day to You! · 6 pages
  • The Pink Sheet · 2 pages
  • Three-Ring Binks · 4 pages
  • Morton · 0.5 pages
  • The Phantom Express! · 11 pages

Publisher’s description

Batman and Robin are summoned to the GCPD headquarters where they learn that Commissioner Gordon has been replaced by orders of the mayor. Gordon has been demoted to a beat cop and Batman's deputy status is also revoked without explanation! Plus, Slam Bradley in “THE CASE WITHOUT A KEY!” And Air Wave is hot on the trail of gangster Dink Dillman in “HAPPY JAIL-DAY TO YOU!”

Reprinted in

Batman Archives (1990), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015)

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