CATALOG RECORD
Detective Comics #151
first appearance of Pow-Wow Smith
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Pow-Wow Smith (mid 20th century lawman) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- September 1949
- On sale
- July 18, 1949
- Pages
- 52
Values
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Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
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
Publisher’s description
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.
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)