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DETECTIVE COMICS #216

Cover Date: February 1955
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1954-12-28

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer


Story: "The Batman of Tomorrow!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
PencilsDick Sprang (as Bob Kane)
InksCharles Paris
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman

Supporting Character(s):

Robin
Commissioner Gordon
Vicki Vale (last in Batman Vol. 1 #87/3; last Golden Age appearance)

Villain(s):

Martin Vair and his gang (first appearance for all; a movie make-up artist who disguises his thugs as prominent citizens)

Other Character(s):

Batman of the 31st Century (last in Batman #67)

Location(s):

Gotham City
Wayne Manor
Batcave

Comment(s):

Brane Taylor's time machine resembles a Time Sphere

Story Reprinted in:

Batman #187 (December-January 1966-7)
Batman in the Fifties #1 (2002)
Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (2014)


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Second Story: "The Robot Sailors!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtJoe Certa
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Captain Compass

Villain(s):

Skipper Blore and his crew (first appearance for all; poses as the inventor of robot sailors, who are really a crew looking to steal a ship)


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Third Story: "The Man Who No Prison Could Hold!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtRuben Moreira
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen

Villain(s):

Crandall (first appearance; a bank robber made to believe another prisoner could walk through walls)


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