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Detective Comics #186 (of 1000000)

The Flying Bat-Cave
August 1st, 1952
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186 (of 881)
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The Flying Bat-Cave
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August 1st, 1952
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1. Superman says, “It’s Smart to Check – and Doublecheck”: (PSA with Superman) Superman prevents an accident involving two cars and a bike before telling the drivers they should be more careful, pay attention, and anticipate what others on the road might do.

2. The Flying Batcave: (Batman) When Robin is cornered and tied up by gangsters, Batman is forced to sign an agreement that neither of them will set foot in Gotham City for one week. to get around this without breaking his word, our heroes use a large, helicopter-like vehicle called the Flying Bat-Cave.

3. The Man Who Could Imitate Anything (Impossible But True) A man appears who can duplicate anything, copying a diamond and a Van Gogh to the point that experts can't tell which is the copy. After he duplicates a ten-dollar bill on TV, some gangsters get the idea to force him to counterfeit for them. After he and Ray escape the gangsters, Ray asks how he does it and claims to be from Mars before disappearing.

4. Little Pete: (gag strip by Henry Boltinoff) Pete and his friend are at the zoo. He points out how funny the monkey is, calls the lion the king of beasts, and recounts that they say an elephant never forgets. He then wishes he could be an elephant just for tomorrow. His friend asks why, and hr responds that he has an arithmetic test tomorrow.

5. Shorty: (Gag strip) Shorty is selling a car. A guy takes it for a test drive, recks it, then walks away saying he doesn't like the lines.

6. The Man Who Read Robotman's Mind: (Robotman) After seeing a circus act, two hoods believe the performer really can read minds and threaten him to read Robotman's mind.

7. Professor Eureka: (gag strip by Henry Boltinoff) Jayson is worried about the professor, who has been in his lab day and night for the past week. After seeing a book, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, he fears the professor may be working on such an experiment. Suddenly, the professor comes out of his lab with a mean-looking face, calling Jayson, he runs away. The professor is then confused as he just wanted Jayson's opinion on the new plastic mask he was perfecting for a toy company.

8. Casey the Cop: (gag strip by Henry Boltinoff) Casey stops a driver, asking, "Can't you see that red light?" The driver responds that he left his glasses at home and can't see a thing without them. Casey asks for his license and registration, to which the driver responds that he doesn't own a license and doesn't have a registration since this isn't his car, confidently asserting that means Casey can't give him a ticket. Next panel, the man is behind bars as Casey walks away saying, "That's right - I can't give you a ticket."

9. From Arrow Poison to Mankind's Boon: (text story)

10. The Mystery of the Stolen Arrows: (Pow Wow Smith) After Smith rescues a boy and his uncle from bandits, the boy's bow and arrows go missing. In the end, it turns out the bandits were counterfeiters and their accomplice had hidden printing plates in the boy's quiver.

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