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Detective Comics #165

DC · Series began 1937 · November 1950

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Dates

Cover date: November 1950
On sale: September 18, 1950
Pages: 52

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Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Win Mortimer, Dick Sprang, Al Plastino, Dan Barry, Tom Cooke, Henry Boltinoff, Ray Thompsonletters: Ira Schnappscript: Edmond Hamilton, Henry Boltinoff, Don C. Cameron, Jack Schiffinks: Charles Paris, Al Plastino, Dan Barry, Tom Cooke, Henry Boltinoff, Ray Thompson, Win Mortimer

Stories

The Strange Costumes of Batman! · 12 pages
While making an inspection of equipment in the Bat-Cave, Bruce and Dick also must inspect the various costumes Batman and Robin use in their fight against crime for leaks and tears, and, as it turns out, a never before used costume saves the day for the Batman, who has been seriously wounded.
The Man Who Never Slept! · 8 pages
One-Man Fire Department! · 6 pages
Cabbages and Kale! · 4 pages
Let 'Em Eat Wood · 2 pages
The Riddle of Fort Brave! · 10 pages

Publisher’s description

While making an inspection of equipment in the Bat-Cave, Bruce and Dick also must inspect the various costumes Batman and Robin use in their fight against crime for leaks and tears, and, as it turns out, a never before used costume saves the day for the Batman, who has been seriously wounded.

Reprinted in

Batman (1940), Batman Annual (1959), Batman Annual (1961), Batman Archives (1990), Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition (1999), DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (2009), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015), Robin: 80 Years of the Boy Wonder: The Deluxe Edition (2020)