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Detective Comics #151

DC · Series began 1937 · September 1949

first appearance of Pow-Wow Smith

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Pow-Wow Smith (mid 20th century lawman) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: September 1949
On sale: July 18, 1949
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Jim Mooney, Dick Sprang, Martin Naydel, Jimmy Thompson, Howard Sherman, Henry Boltinoff, Lou Fine, Carmine Infantino, Otto Feuerinks: Jim Mooney, Dick Sprang, Martin Naydel, Jimmy Thompson, Howard Sherman, Henry Boltinoff, Otto Feuerletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: Henry Boltinoff, Don C. Cameron, Jack Schiff

Stories

I.O.U. My Life! · 12 pages
Ben Kole, a supposed student of Egyptology, has the weird hobby of saving people's lives, then demanding that they sign an "I.O.U. My Life" form in order to later blackmail those he saved.
Around the World in 24 Hours! · 6 pages
Rich Man, Poor Man, Lawyer Man... Thief! · 7 pages
Photography -- A Modern Miracle · 2 pages
The Origin of Pow-Wow Smith! · 10 pages

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanDick GraysonRobinRobotmanRobert Crane / Paul DennisSlam BradleyPow-Wow SmithBebe

Reprinted in

The Adventures of Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis (1952), Batman Archives (1990), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman (2019)