<i>Detective Comics No. 101</i>
date: label: date made
content: 1945
name: label: maker
content: D. C. Comics, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: <i>Detective Comics</i> No. 101 was published by DC Comics in July 1945 and sold for ten cents. Dick Sprang illustrated the yellow cover that features Batman and Robin in the foreground, with a criminal telling Alfred “Okay, Alfred, y’tracked me down! I’ll confess—I did it!” Alfred responds, “Did what old boy?!? I only wanted to urge you to back the 7th War Loan!” World War II era comics frequently promoted supporting the war effort and often contained stories of patriotic heroes while casting the Axis powers as enemies. In this issue of <i>Detective Comics</i> Batman stars in “The Tyrannical Twins,” Slam Bradley in the story “Shoplifter’s Holiday,” Air Wave in “A Talking Doll,” and the Boy Commandos in “Gangway, Tokyo.”
label: Description
content: <i>Detective Comics</i> was an anthology comic featuring stories about characters including Batman, Robin, Slam Bradley, the Boy Commandos, Air Wave, Martian Manhunter, and Roy Raymond TV Detective. Batman was introduced in <i>Detective Comics</i> No. 27, and continued to star in the series even after receiving his own title.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Batman
label: Subject
content: Comics
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Comic Books
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Olivia V. Crisson and Phillip M.S. Crisson in honor of Peter Bozzer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0086.072
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0086.072
label: accession number
content: 2013.0086
objectType: label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/2 in x 10 1/4 in; 19.05 cm x 26.035 cm