Detective Comics Vol 1 171

"Batman: "The Menace of the Giant Birds"": Paroled, and once again feigning going straight, the Penguin buys a mansion that he converts into a museum/bird sanctuary and starts returning stolen loot to his past victims. Batman and [[Ric

Batman: "The Menace of the Giant Birds"
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Detective Comics Vol 1 #171
May, 1951
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Win Mortimer
Batman: "The Menace of the Giant Birds"
Writers	Bill Finger
Pencilers	Dick Sprang
Inkers	Charles Paris
Editors	Whitney Ellsworth
Roy Raymond: "The Amazing Mr. Planet"
Pencilers	Dan Barry
Inkers	Dan Barry
Editors	Whitney Ellsworth
Robotman: "The Powerless Robot!"
Pencilers	Frank Bolle
Inkers	Frank Bolle
Editors	Whitney Ellsworth
Pow-Wow Smith: "Indian Posse"
Pencilers	Bruno Premiani
Inkers	Bruno Premiani
Editors	Whitney Ellsworth
Previous Issue	Detective Comics # 170
Next Issue	Detective Comics # 172

Alas, it seems Batman wishes to persecute me, even though I am trying to reform!

— Penguin

Detective Comics #171 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1951.

Synopsis for Batman: "The Menace of the Giant Birds"

Paroled, and once again feigning going straight, the Penguin buys a mansion that he converts into a museum/bird sanctuary and starts returning stolen loot to his past victims. Batman and Robin deduced that the Penguin is really booby traps inside the stolen objects so that he can return and re-victimize the people he has stolen from again at a later time. Penguin uses his own bird-themed helicopters to commit his crimes and he even uses a Bat-Copter, but he is ultimately defeated and captured by the Dynamic Duo.

Appearing in Batman: "The Menace of the Giant Birds"

Featured Characters:

• Batman
• Robin

Antagonists:

• Penguin

Locations:

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

Items:

• Penguin's Umbrella
• Utility Belt

Vehicles:

• Bat-Copter (First appearance)
• Batmobile
• Batplane
  

Appearing in Roy Raymond: "The Amazing Mr. Planet"

Featured Characters:

• Roy Raymond

Supporting Characters:

• Karen Duncan

Antagonists:

• Slick Williams (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Professor Sherman (Single appearance)
• Mr. Hobart (Single appearance)
• Absforth (Single appearance)

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:

• 
  

Appearing in Robotman: "The Powerless Robot!"

Featured Characters:

• Robotman

Supporting Characters:

• Pete Merrick (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

• Swipes (Single appearance)
• Deke (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:

• 
  

Appearing in Pow-Wow Smith: "Indian Posse"

Featured Characters:

• Pow-Wow Smith

Supporting Characters:

• Sheriff Ames (Single appearance)
• Running Deer (Single appearance)
• Little Otter (Single appearance)
• Many Feathers (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

• Ghost Gang (Single appearance)
  • Raynor (Single appearance)
  • Carson (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Luke (Single appearance)

Locations:

• American Old West
  • Arizona

Notes

• The Menace Of The Giant Birds is reprinted in Batman Archives Vol 8.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series
• Images from Detective Comics Vol 1 171

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