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Detective Comics #125

DC · Series began 1937 · July 1947

Dates

Cover date
July 1947
On sale
May 21, 1947
Pages
52

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Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Jack Burnley, Lee Harris, John Daly, Al Plastino, Curt Swan, Fred Harman, C. C. Beckinks: Charles Paris, Ray Burnley, Lee Harris, John Daly, Al Plastino, Steve Brodie, Fred Harman, Pete Costanzaletters: Ira Schnapp, Betty Bentleyscript: Bill Finger, Patrick Dobbs, George Kashdan

Stories

  • The Citadel of Crime! · 13 pages

    Commissioner Gordon asks Batman to investigate when a series of cons are released from prison and suddenly disappear. The Caped Crusader discovers, after going undercover, that a criminal named the Thinker is gathering and using them to manufacture parts for equipment to be used by the underworld.

  • Prosecutor by Proxy! · 6 pages
  • Fireman, Save My Child! · 6 pages
  • Safety in Numbers · 1.67 pages
  • When Hitler Came Back! · 12 pages

Publisher’s description

Batman investigates the disappearance of several men who have been released from the Gotham State Penitentiary. Plus, Slam Bradley in “FIREMAN, SAVE MY CHILD!” and the Boy Commandos in “WHEN HITLER CAME BACK!”

Reprinted in

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

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