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Detective Comics #179

DC · Series began 1937 · January 1952

Dates

Cover date
January 1952
On sale
November 28, 1951
Pages
44

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Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Win Mortimer, Dick Sprang, Horace Elmo, Ruben Moreira, Ray Thompson, Tom Cooke, Leonard Starr, Henry Boltinoff, Fred Harmaninks: Win Mortimer, Charles Paris, Horace Elmo, Ruben Moreira, Ray Thompson, Tom Cooke, Leonard Starr, Henry Boltinoff, Fred Harmanletters: Ira Schnapp, Horace Elmo, Henry Boltinoffscript: David Vern, Horace Elmo, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

  • Mayor Bruce Wayne! · 12 pages

    Racketeer Deuce Chalmers has figured out that Bruce Wayne is Batman...the trouble is, how does he prove it? And Bruce has troubles as well with his secret identity since he has been appointed temporary Mayor of Gotham City!

  • The Luckiest Man on Earth! · 5.67 pages
  • Robotman Crusoe · 5.67 pages
  • Frontier Photographer · 1 pages
  • The Reforming of Little Elk · 7.67 pages
  • Missouri Marathon · 1 pages

Publisher’s description

Racketeer Deuce Chalmers has figured out that Bruce Wayne is Batman...the trouble is, how does he prove it?

Reprinted in

Batman (1940), Gang Busters (1947), Superboy (1949), Super Adventure Comic (1950), Batman (1950), Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954), Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy (1955), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015)

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