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Detective Comics #184

DC · Series began 1937 · June 1952

Dates

Cover date
June 1952
On sale
April 28, 1952
Pages
44

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Win Mortimer, Dick Sprang, Ruben Moreira, Tom Cooke, Ray Thompson, Leonard Starr, Fred Harmaninks: Win Mortimer, Charles Paris, Ruben Moreira, Tom Cooke, Ray Thompson, Leonard Starr, Fred Harmanletters: Ira Schnappscript: Jack Schiff, Ed Herron, David Kahn

Stories

  • The Human Firefly! · 12 pages

    Garfield Lynns, a disgruntled special effects creator, turns to crime and tries to rob the rich of Gotham City during a gala premiere. The robbery is stopped by Batman and Robin, who pursue Lynns into the swamps, where a lowly firefly distracts the two heroes long enough for Lynns to make his escape. Lynns decides to take on the super-villain persona of Firefly and launches a series of spectacular crimes.

  • The Man Who Controlled the Elements! · 7.67 pages
  • The Most Mysterious Book in the World · 2 pages
  • Robotman Runs a Restaurant! · 5.67 pages
  • The Indian Relic Robberies! · 8 pages

Reprinted in

Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy (1955), Batman Annual (1959), Batman Annual (1961), DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (2009), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015)

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