Detective Comics Vol 1 137

"Batman: "The Rebus Crimes"": The Joker baffles the authorities with crimes based on rebus riddles. After a successful criminal spree, the Joker meets his defeat at the hands of the Dynamic Duo.

Batman: "The Rebus Crimes"
Cover
Detective Comics Vol 1 #137
July, 1948
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Jim Mooney Charles Paris
Batman: "The Rebus Crimes"
Pencilers	Dick Sprang
Inkers	Charles Paris
Air Wave: "Cycle of Crimes"
Pencilers	Harris Levy
Inkers	Harris Levy
Slam Bradley: "The Baloon Bandits"
Pencilers	Howard Sherman
Inkers	Howard Sherman
Boy Commandos: "The Rise and Fall of a Gangster"
Pencilers	Jack Kirby
Inkers	Steve Brodie
Previous Issue	Detective Comics # 136
Next Issue	Detective Comics # 138

Quick, Robin, to the Batmobile!

— Batman

Detective Comics #137 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1948.

Synopsis for Batman: "The Rebus Crimes"

The Joker baffles the authorities with crimes based on rebus riddles. After a successful criminal spree, the Joker meets his defeat at the hands of the Dynamic Duo.

Appearing in Batman: "The Rebus Crimes"

Featured Characters:

• Batman
• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• Commissioner Gordon

Antagonists:

• Joker

Other Characters:

• Smith (Single appearance)
• Mr. Crayley (Single appearance)
• Mr. Millman (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • GCPD Headquarters
  • Gotham Zoo
  • Wayne Manor
    • Batcave

Items:

• Bat-Signal
• Giant Penny
• Mechanical Dinosaur

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
• Batplane
• Jokerplane (Destroyed)
  

Appearing in Air Wave: "Cycle of Crimes"

Featured Characters:

• Air Wave

Supporting Characters:

• Static the Parrot

Antagonists:

• Ears Brady (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Wally Smith (Single appearance)
  

Appearing in Slam Bradley: "The Baloon Bandits"

Featured Characters:

• Slam Bradley
• Shorty Morgan

Antagonists:

• Foxy Force (Single appearance)
• Archie (Single appearance)
  

Appearing in Boy Commandos: "The Rise and Fall of a Gangster"

Featured Characters:

• Boy Commandos
  • Brookyln
  • Tex
  • Andre Chavard

Supporting Characters:

• Rip Carter

Antagonists:

• Big Biff Donnelly (Single appearance)
• Ace Banton (Single appearance)
• Blinkey Evers (Single appearance)
• Al Ferriss (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Mr. Figures (Single appearance)

Notes

• The Rebus Crimes is reprinted in Batman Archives Vol 7.

Trivia

• This issue marks the first sighting of the Batcave as a proper cave, with the mechanical dinosaur and the giant penny included. This is also the first use of the phrase "Quick, Robin, to the Batmobile!"

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series

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