Detective Comics Vol 1 146

"Batman: "Three's a Crime"": Carl Cave gets lucky with the number three and he decides to use that number to start a criminal career. The "three" related crimes attract the attention of the Gotham City Police Department and the Dynamic Duo, Batman and [[Richard G

Batman: "Three's a Crime"
Cover
Detective Comics Vol 1 #146
April, 1949
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Dick Sprang
Batman: "Three's a Crime"
Writers	Bill Finger
Pencilers	Dick Sprang
Inkers	Dick Sprang
Editors	Jack Schiff
Robotman: "The Candid Camera Pest"
Writers	Otto Binder
Pencilers	Jimmy Thompson
Inkers	Jimmy Thompson
Editors	Jack Schiff
Super-Sleuth McFooey
Writers	Jack Farr
Pencilers	Jack Farr
Inkers	Jack Farr
Editors	Jack Schiff
Slam Bradley: "The Luck of Lucky Louie"
Pencilers	Howard Sherman
Inkers	Howard Sherman
Editors	Jack Schiff
Boy Commandos: "Gangster Island"
Pencilers	Carmine Infantino
Inkers	George Klein
Editors	Jack Schiff
Previous Issue	Detective Comics # 145
Next Issue	Detective Comics # 147

Detective Comics #146 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1949.

Synopsis for Batman: "Three's a Crime"

Carl Cave gets lucky with the number three and he decides to use that number to start a criminal career. The "three" related crimes attract the attention of the Gotham City Police Department and the Dynamic Duo, Batman and Robin. Cave gets lucky and escapes from them on three occasions, but on the fourth time he is finally captured and arrested.

Appearing in Batman: "Three's a Crime"

Featured Characters:

• Batman
• Robin

Antagonists:

• Numbers (Carl C. Cave) (Single appearance)
• Jack Fasset (Single appearance)
• Pete (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Gotham City Police Department

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Batcave
  • Hotel Belton

Items:

• Gotham Gazette

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
  

Appearing in Robotman: "The Candid Camera Pest"

Featured Characters:

• Robotman

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

• Unnamed Crooks (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Al Leach (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York City

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Appearing in "Super-Sleuth McFooey"

Featured Characters:

• Super-Sleuth McFooey
  

Appearing in Slam Bradley: "The Luck of Lucky Louie"

Featured Characters:

• Slam Bradley

Supporting Characters:

• Shorty Morgan

Antagonists:

• Lucky Louie (Single appearance)
• Sad-Eyed Joey (Single appearance)
• Lefty (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

Locations:

• New York City

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Appearing in Boy Commandos: "Gangster Island"

Featured Characters:

• Boy Commandos
  • Andre
  • Brooklyn
  • Tex

Supporting Characters:

• Rip Carter

Antagonists:

• Louie Morgan (Single appearance)
• Trigger Ellis (Single appearance)
• Toledo Wilson (Single appearance)
• Petie (Single appearance)
• Mouthpiece (Single appearance)
• "Blackjack" Al Flaney (Single appearance)
• Bugsy Denmore (Single appearance)
• Slugger Carney (Single appearance)
• Ed "Knuckles" Crawford (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Chief Corrigan (Single appearance)
• Officer Sweeney (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gangster Island

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None

Notes

• "Three's a Crime" is reprinted in Batman Archives Vol 7.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series

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