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Comics - Ongoing - Detective Comics - Issue #140

DETECTIVE COMICS #140
TITLE: The Riddler

COVER DATE: October, 1948

WRITER: Bill Finger
ARTIST: Dick Sprang
INKER: Charles Paris
EDITORS: Jack Schiff
COVER: J. Winslow Mortimer

PRICE: $.10 U.S.

CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner Gordon; Riddler

PLOT:
Puzzle expert Edward Nigma cheats at puzzles. He uses that angle to create a costumed criminal identity for himself, the Riddler. Using puzzle clues, he tips Batman off to his crimes. The Caped Crusader solves the Riddler's puzzles then tries to capture his tricky foe. Riddler eventually leads Batman into a glass maze with a bomb inside. Batman finds his way out despite the fact that Riddler has barricaded the exit. In the explosion, Riddler falls off a pier, leaving only a question mark behind. Batman wonders whether his foe has died, or if the Riddler survived.


TITLE: Robotman's Double Trouble

WRITER: Otto Binder
ARTIST: Jimmy Thompson
INKER: Jimmy Thompson
CHARACTERS: Robotman

PLOT:
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TITLE: Dog for a Day

WRITER: Unknown
ARTIST: Howard Sherman
INKER: Howard Sherman
CHARACTERS: Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

PLOT:
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TITLE: The Dictator from Alcatraz

WRITER: Unknown
ARTIST: Curt Swan
INKER: Steve Brodie
CHARACTERS: Boy Commandos; Andre Chavard; Tex; Brooklyn

PLOT:
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