Detective Comics Vol 1 169

"Batman: "... -- Boss of the Big House!"": Batman saves the life of an innocent condemned man on death row and the prison warden, who is about to retire, asks him to act as Prison Warden until a new one is appointed. While on duty, Batman is puzzled as to why a prison

Batman: "... -- Boss of the Big House!"
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Detective Comics Vol 1 #169
March, 1951
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Win Mortimer
Batman: "... -- Boss of the Big House!"
Pencilers	Bob Kane Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inkers	Charles Paris
Editors	Whitney Ellsworth
Roy Raymond: "The Man Who Could Live Under Water!"
Pencilers	Dan Barry
Inkers	Dan Barry
Editors	Whitney Ellsworth
Robotman: "..., Actor!"
Pencilers	Frank Bolle
Inkers	Frank Bolle
Editors	Whitney Ellsworth
Pow-Wow Smith: "The Big Pow-Wow!"
Pencilers	Bruno Premiani
Inkers	Bruno Premiani
Editors	Whitney Ellsworth
Previous Issue	Detective Comics # 168
Next Issue	Detective Comics # 170

Detective Comics #169 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1951.

Synopsis for Batman: "... -- Boss of the Big House!"

Batman saves the life of an innocent condemned man on death row and the prison warden, who is about to retire, asks him to act as Prison Warden until a new one is appointed. While on duty, Batman is puzzled as to why a prisoner that is scheduled to be released the next day, attempts to break out the evening before. Batman figures that it may be connected to a large sum of missing money from a robbery years before and the cell occupied by the executed criminal responsible for the robbery.

Appearing in Batman: "... -- Boss of the Big House!"

Featured Characters:

• Batman
• Robin

Antagonists:

• Deadshot (Cameo)
• Black Diamond (Cameo)
• John "Squint" Tolmar (Single appearance)
• Pete Dugan (Single appearance)
• Jergens (Single appearance)
• "Machine Gun" Porter (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Glenn Powers (Single appearance)
• Warden Downs (Single appearance)
• Steve (Single appearance)
• Dr. Fleming (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Wayne Manor
    • Batcave
  • Gotham State Penitentiary

Items:

• Batrope

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
  

Appearing in Roy Raymond: "The Man Who Could Live Under Water!"

Featured Characters:

• Roy Raymond

Supporting Characters:

• Karen Duncan
• Ward

Antagonists:

• Dario Vortage (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Mr. Perry (Single appearance)

Locations:

• South America
  • Brazil
  • Venezuela
• United States of America
  • Metropolis
    

Appearing in Robotman: "..., Actor!"

Featured Characters:

• Robotman

Antagonists:

• Unnamed Diamond Thieves (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Tyrone Thomas (Single appearance)
• McJames (Single appearance)
• Menzies (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York City
  

Appearing in Pow-Wow Smith: "The Big Pow-Wow!"

Featured Characters:

• Pow-Wow Smith

Antagonists:

• Dirk Randall (Single appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

• The Sioux Tribe
  • Antogi (Single appearance)

Locations:

• American Old West
  • Red Deer Valley

Notes

• Batman -- Boss Of The Big House! is reprinted in Batman Archives Vol 8.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series

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