Unofficial Detective Comics Index

DETECTIVE COMICS #224

Cover Date: October 1955
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1955-08-28

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer, Dick Sprang (Batman Machine figure only)

Story: "The Batman Machine" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Dick Sprang
Inks	Charles Paris
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (between Batman #94 and #95)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin (between Batman #94 and #95)

Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Blast Varner and his gang (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Batcave

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-Two.

This is the final Earth-Two story in Detective Comics.

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Second Story: "The Captain Who Went Berserk" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Otto Binder
Art	Joe Certa
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Captain Compass (next in issue #500/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Dan Penny (owner of Penny Steamship Lines)

Villain(s):

Three fake crewmen (first appearance for all)

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Second Story: "The Lamp that Could Change People!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ruben Moreira
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen

Villain(s):

Big Boy (first appearance; a crook in hiding that thinks his appearance has been changed)

Other Character(s):

Mr. Chameleon (first appearance; working with Roy to trap a crook)

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