Detective Comics #116

(October 1946)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

L Is for Lion (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Rescue of Robin Hood! (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Don Cameron

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Robin Hood; Friar Tuck; Maid Marian; Little John; Sheriff of Nottingham (villain)

Synopsis:

Wanting to visit Sherwood Forest in England in the 13th Century, Bruce takes Dick over to Professor Carter's home, and the pair are whisked back into the pages of history where they meet and aid the famed Robin Hood against the evil Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Reprints:

• in Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #5 ([March] 2001)

Keywords:

belt radio; Sherwood Forest; time-travel

Indexer Notes

The splash page somewhat replicates the cover.

Vern Stephens (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

"Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Short-Circuit Air Wave! (Table of Contents: 6)

Air Wave / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lee Harris (signed)

Inks:

Lee Harris (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Air Wave [Larry Jordan]

From "Lead Foot" to Anchor Man (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

"P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tonic for Trouble! (Table of Contents: 8)

Slam Bradley / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Daly

Inks:

John Daly

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit revised by Jerry Bails; previously given to Howard Sherman.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Battlin' Gus / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Phil Berube

Pencils:

Phil Berube (signed)

Inks:

Phil Berube (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Phil Berube

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

"Okay, Battler..."

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Gus

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Nickel Tip (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Paul Denby (credited)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Three-Ring Binks / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Farr

Pencils:

Jack Farr (signed)

Inks:

Jack Farr (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jack Farr

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

"Booking agent de luxe for all stage, circus, screen and radio headline acts!"

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Three-Ring Binks

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Giving a Heel the Boot! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Ten Days in the Big House! (Table of Contents: 14)

The Boy Commandos / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Steve Brodie

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Alfy Twidgett; Jan Haasan; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Andre Chavard]

How Thom McAn Stopped a Tidal Wave (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tops in Comics! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)