Detective Comics #148
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- June 1949
- Page count
- 52
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/7635
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Jack Schiff (actual)
Issue contents
Cover
The Experiment of Professor Zero
(Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Zero
Credits
- Art
- Dick Sprang
Notes
Penciler credit verified by Sprang. Inker credit verified by Craig Delich.
1Featuring
- Feature
- Roadmaster
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mr. Carlyle (banker); Mr. Gresham (financier); Mr. Parnell (automobile magnate); Professor Zero (villain, introduction, death); Beefy (villain, death)
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane]
- Inks
- Charles Paris
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #14 ([July 1951?]) — The Experiment of Professor Zero!
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #182 (August 1966) — The Experiment of Professor Zero
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #11 ([November 1966?]) — The Experiment of Professor Zero
-
Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #7 ([November] 2007) — The Experiment of Professor Zero
Synopsis
Batman and Robin fall victim, like others, to a mad scientist who has found a way to reduce humans to pigmy size!
Notes
Inker credit verified by Craig Delich; we previously suggested Howard Sherman or Gene McDonald.
Oddity: On page 2, panel 3, Batman titles this case "The Pigmy Plot" in his personal casebook on page 1, but "The Experiment of Professor Zero" on the last page.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Kellogg's Corn Flakes
Credits
- Pencils
- /
4Featuring
- Feature
- Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
- Genre
- Adventure
5Featuring
- Feature
- Robotman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]
Credits
- Art
- Jimmy Thompson
6Featuring
- Feature
- Monark Super Deluxe
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
7Featuring
- Feature
- Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
- Genre
- Adventure
8Featuring
- Feature
- Slam Bradley
- Genre
- Detective-mystery
- Characters
- Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
Credits
- Art
- Howard Sherman
9Featuring
- Feature
- Bazooka
10"Okay! Okay! I'll be there in a jiffy!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Sarge
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Sarge
Credits
- Script
- Phil Berube
- Art
- Phil Berube
- Letters
- Phil Berube
Notes
Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich.
11Featuring
- Genre
- Crime
Credits
- Author
- Lee Goldsmith (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
12Featuring
- Feature
- Casey the Cop
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Casey
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Reprint history
13Featuring
- Feature
- Listerine Tooth Paste
Credits
- Pencils
- /
14"Say, Dad, can you advance me $25 on my allowance?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Jerry the Jitterbug
- Genre
- Humor; teen
- Characters
- Jerry
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #244 (June 1957) — Untitled
15Credits
- Letters
- typeset
16Featuring
- Feature
- The Boy Commandos
- Genre
- Adventure
- Characters
- The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Andre Chavard; Tex; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]]
Credits
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- George Klein ?
17Featuring
- Feature
- Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!; Columbia
Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
18Featuring
- Feature
- Ray-o-Vac
- Genre
- Adventure
Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
19Featuring
- Feature
- Thom McAn
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
20Featuring
- Feature
- Popsicle Pete
21Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
Notes
Inside back cover.
22Featuring
- Feature
- "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
- Genre
- Adventure
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.