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Detective Comics Vol 1 152

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"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 wit

You puzzle me, Bruce! Sometimes I wonder if you're really the socialite playboy you pretend to be!
— Vicki Vale

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

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.

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

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

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  • James Egbert, butler (Single appearance)

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  • Mr. Higgins (Single appearance)

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  • Jimmy
  • Matogee

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  • Unnamed Bandits (Single appearance)

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  • Grey Owl

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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.


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