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DETECTIVE COMICS #201

Cover Date: November 1953
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1953-09-28

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer


Story: "Human Target!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
PencilsSheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane)
InksCharles Paris
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Batman (temporally becomes invisible)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin
Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Unnamed assassins (first appearance for all)
Turk Vincent
Blinky Groves and his gang (first appearance for all; a gangster that is on the outs with the syndicate; forces Venable to replace him)

Other Character(s):

Human Target (Fred Venable; first appearance; a man who takes the place of threatened people for a price)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Batcave

Story Reprinted in:

Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #9 (2021)


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Second Story: "The Riddle of the Unseen Man!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtRuben Moreira
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen

Villain(s):

Unseen Man (first appearance; uses electronics to fake being invisible)

Story Reprinted in:

Best of DC #30 (November 1982)


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Third Story: "Safety-First Robot!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJoe Certa
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Robotman

Villain(s):

Derby Hat Gang (first appearance for all; put booby-traps into Robotman's new body)


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Fourth Story: "Deadline in Red Deer Valley!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtLeonard Starr
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Pow-Wow Smith

Villain(s):

L.B. Short and his men (first appearance for all; tries to ruin a tribal newspaper to win a bet)

Location(s):

Red Deer Valley


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