Detective Comics Vol 1 152

"Batman: "The Goblin of Gotham City"": A new criminal appears in Gotham City under the alias of The Goblin and Vicki Vale manages to get a picture of him. Later, Vicki and the editor of Picture Magazine arrange a photographic session

Detective Comics #152 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1949.

Appearing in Batman: "The Goblin of Gotham City"

Featured Characters:

• Batman
• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• Vicki Vale

Antagonists:

• Martin Tate (The Goblin) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Gotham City Police Department
• Joe Baily (Single appearance)
• Edwin Cole (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Wayne Manor
    • Batcave

Items:

• Batrope

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
  
  

Synopsis for Batman: "The Goblin of Gotham City"

A new criminal appears in Gotham City under the alias of The Goblin and Vicki Vale manages to get a picture of him. Later, Vicki and the editor of Picture Magazine arrange a photographic session with Batman and some of the people he saved in the past. During the session, Batman realizes that one of them is The Goblin and so begins a race against time to prove the truth to the authorities. The Goblin is finally discovered and arrested, but Batman ends up badly injured. Fortunately for him, Vicki is more than willing to take care of him.

Appearing in Robotman: "Robotbody Meets a Body!"

Featured Characters:

• Robotman

Antagonists:

• Spider Larkin (Single appearance)
• Sparky (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York City
  

Synopsis for Robotman: "Robotbody Meets a Body!"

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Appearing in Slam Bradley: "Too Many Morgans"

Featured Characters:

• Shorty Morgan

Supporting Characters:

• Tiny Morgan (Shorty's Brother) (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

• James Egbert, butler (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Mr. Higgins (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York City
  

Synopsis for Slam Bradley: "Too Many Morgans"

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Appearing in Pow-Wow Smith: "The Train Robbers of Roaring River"

Featured Characters:

• Pow-Wow Smith

Supporting Characters:

• Jimmy
• Matogee

Antagonists:

• Unnamed Bandits (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Grey Owl

Locations:

• Red Deer Valley
  

Synopsis for Pow-Wow Smith: "The Train Robbers of Roaring River"

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Notes

• Batman: "The Goblin of Gotham City" is reprinted in Batman Archives Vol 7.
• After this issue, Slam Bradley drops out of the line-up.

Trivia

• Slam Bradley: "Too Many Morgans" is the only Slam Bradley story in which Slam doesn't make an appearance.
• Batman:"The Goblin of Gotham City" is Vicki Vale's 5th appearance.

See Also

• Discuss Detective Comics Vol 1 152 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series
• Images from Detective Comics Vol 1 152

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