Golden Age Appearances of the Earth-Two Robotman (1940-1955)
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Issue |
Cover Appearance? |
Comment |
Reprinted In |
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Detective #138 |
No |
"The Inside Story of Robotman"- Robotman’s origin is recounted as he explains how he recover when his metal body is fragmented. |
World's Finest #208 |
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Detective #139 |
No |
“A Bid for Robotman” – When Robotman “sells” himself to help out a veteran’s business, he ends up being sold and re-sold repeatedly |
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Detective #140 |
No |
"Robotman's Double Trouble" - vs gangsters |
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Detective #141 |
No |
"Robotman in the Moon" - crooks trick Robotman onto an experimental rocket bound for space |
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Detective #142 |
No |
"The Robot Bandit" - helps wealthy recluse who believes one of his robot staff has robbed him |
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Detective #143 |
No |
"Robotman vs. The Baffler" – vs. a costumed criminal basing crimes on science |
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Detective #144 |
No |
“The Human Armored Car” – thwarts thieves targeting armored cars |
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Detective #145 |
No |
“The Smash-Up Crimes” – Robotman has to capture criminals after an amateur mechanics provides poor repairs |
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Detective #146 |
No |
“The Candid Camera Pest” – Robotman captures crooks while an amateur photographer tries to take prize winning pics |
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Detective #147 |
No |
“Robot Town USA” – A bow to the head makes an arrogant man think is the only human in a world of robots and changes his ways |
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Detective #148 |
No |
“The Metal Man’s Sports-a-thon” – Robotman thwarts a swindler trying to use him to profit off a sports exhibition |
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Detective #149 |
No |
“The Lost Evidence” – Robotman clears a falsely accused man who he had aided years before |
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Detective #150 |
No |
“Robotman vs. Robotcrook” – Gimmick Gus creates a robot to conduct his crimes and battle Robotman |
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Detective #151 |
No |
“Around The World in 24 Hours” - A scientists “helps” Robotman by providing an atomic motor is that is too powerful to control |
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Detective #152 |
No |
“Robotman meets a Body” – Rounds up a group of crooks with several modifications to his robot body |
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Detective #153 |
No |
“The Second Robotman” – Dr.Zanger re-creates the original Robotman brain transplant but accidently uses the brain of a criminal |
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Detective #154 |
No |
“Robotman – Mind Reader” – A weird lab experiment causes the thoughts of those around it to be broadcast and detected by Robotman |
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Detective #156 |
No |
“To Arms” – Robotman temporarily adds four new arms to increase his ability to get things done |
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Detective #157 |
No |
“Pounds of Peril” – Paul Dennis accidently falls on a carnival scale and threatens to reveal his identity |
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Detective #158 |
No |
“Felony and Fun” – Robotman thwarts thieves a carnival targeting uppity playboys and convince the young men to support war charity |
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Detective #159 |
No |
“The Strongest Scoundrel on Earth” – Robotman thwarts a carnival act using a robot to frame a circus strongman |
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Detective #160 |
No |
“The Renegade Robot” – Dr. Ripari seizes control of Robotman’s body |
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Detective #161 |
No |
“The Diamond Key to Doom” - captures a diamond thief and possibly travels back in time |
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Detective #162 |
No |
“The Disjointed Robotman” – a member of a metal club run by Robotman turns criminal |
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Detective #163 |
No |
“Robotman meets Robotrobber” – captures Runt Gartery when he disguises himself as a robot |
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Detective #164 |
No |
“The Robotmobile” – Robotman solves a small town crime by attacked a crime lab to his body. |
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Detective #165 |
No |
“One-Man Fire Department” – thwarts crooks using arson as a cover and modifies his body for fire fighting |
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Detective #166 |
No |
"The Robot Robberies" - vs. Howard James, who manufactures robots to commit crimes |
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Detective #167 |
No |
“The Captured Brain” – a criminal manages to damage Robotman’s body with the intent of stealing his brain |
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Detective #168 |
No |
“The Return of the Iron Man” - Robotman captures crooks in New Mexico exploiting a local legend |
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Detective #169 |
No |
"Robotman, Actor!" - stops crimes at theater |
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Detective #170 |
No |
"The Racing Robot-Car" - thwart crooks at race track |
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Detective #171 |
No |
"The Powerless Robot" - catches crooks despite damaged body |
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Detective #172 |
No |
“Three Clues to Crime” – thwarts a crooked executor trying to steal the inheritance of three pampered sons |
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Detective #173 |
No |
“The Terrible Toys of Dr. Morro” – Robotman must deal with a crackpot obsessed with war gaming |
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Detective #174 |
No |
“The Strange Bodies of Robotman” – Dr. Ripari forces Robotman to change bodies repeatedly to offset his weapons while guarding a gold delivery |
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Detective #175 |
No |
“The Boy Who Re-Made Robotman” – When Robotman is damaged pursuing diamond thieves, a kid’s mis-matched repairs add more trouble. |
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Detective #176 |
No |
"The Testing of Robotman" – Robotman tries out for The Cluesters, an elite international group of sleuths |
World's Finest #168 |
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Detective #177 |
No |
“Robotman meets Robotgirl” – A criminal employs a girl as a fake Robotgirl to trap Robotman and eliminate him |
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Detective #178 |
No |
"The Robot Ghost" - captures an ex-convict after he (Robotman) is apparently killed |
Adventure #413 |
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Detective #179 |
No |
“Robotman Crusoe” -Robotman saves an heiress being exploited by her guardian |
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Detective #180 |
No |
“Displays for Crime” – A criminal stages impossible crimes with metal figures to cover his thefts |
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Detective #181 |
No |
"The Safest Safe in the World" -vs. silver dollar counterfeiters |
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Detective #182 |
No |
“Robotman’s Double” – A crook creates duplicate Robotmen to train crooks to defeat the real thing |
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Detective #183 |
No |
“The Wrecking of Robotman” – When Robotman’s body is damaged, he does not know that his repair shop has hired a former convict who sabotages the repairs |
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Detective #184 |
No |
"Robotman Runs a Restaurant" - helps out diner with flagging business |
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Detective #185 |
No |
“The Three Imposters” – When a professor who tried to duplicate Robotman dies, criminals recover three versions of Robotman and use them for crime. |
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Detective #186 |
No |
“The Man Who Read Robotman’s Mind” – Crooks think a fake mind-reader act is real and force the performer to help them stop Robotman |
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Detective #187 |
No |
"The Man who Insured Robotman" – An over-enthusiastic insurance salesman insures Robotman but then fears the loss |
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Detective #188 |
No |
“Robotman Becomes A Robot” – A freak electrical accident robs Robotman of controlling his body and is taken over by criminals |
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Detective #189 |
No |
“The Golden Robot” – Robotman fakes being turned to gold to capture a gang of crooks |
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Detective #190 |
No |
“Robotman’s Robot” – Paul Dennis ends up quarantined and has to figure a way to defeat crooks without revealing his secret identity. |
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Detective #191 |
No |
“The Spectre of Robotman” – Robotman fakes his death to come back as a “ghost” and capture a gang of crooks |
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Detective #192 |
No |
“Robotman – Servant for a Day” – Robotman auctions himself off for charity but ends up in the employ of criminals |
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Detective #193 |
No |
“The Super Magnet” – An experiment goes awry and magnetizes Robotman’s body |
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Detective #194 |
No |
"The Crime Collector" – captures a criminal armor collector |
World's Finest #226 |
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Detective #195 |
No |
“Robotman – Guided Missile” – Robotman has to capture crooks after damaging the motor that controls his legs |
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Detective #196 |
No |
“The Repeating Robotman” – An impact stopping a tank jars Robotman’s control mechanisms causing him to repeat actions in error |
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Detective #197 |
No |
"License for a Robot" – When the city forces Robotman to wear license plates on his mechanical body, crooks exploit but tagging the license plates so they know where he is |
World's Finest #223 |
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Detective #198 |
No |
“Robotman …. On the Loose!” – When criminals target prominent leaders, Robotman pretends to go rogue and kill them, but is actually protecting them |
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Detective #199 |
No |
“The Robber Robot” – Robotman dreams he wakes up in a future populated by robots |
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Detective #200 |
No |
“Superstitious Robot” – exposes the criminal racket operating behind a superstition club |
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Detective #201 |
No |
"Safety First Robot" - vs. gangsters |
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Detective #202 |
No |
“The Human War Machine” – vs crooks who h ijack a military test |
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Star Spangled Comics #7 |
No |
(no title) - I: Robotman, O: Robotman |
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Star Spangled Comics #8 |
No |
"Horror Hospital" - vs. The Eye, a crook running a fake accident racket |
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Star Spangled Comics #9 |
No |
"Case of the Vanishing Millions" - vs. The Human Magnet |
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Star Spangled Comics #10 |
No |
"The Murder Master" - vs. The Murder Master, a crook who can control Robotman |
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Star Spangled Comics #11 |
No |
"Adventure of the Plundering Jap" - vs. Japanese agent |
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Star Spangled Comics #12 |
No |
"Satan's Machine Shop" - vs. a crooked attorney |
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Star Spangled Comics #13 |
No |
(no title) - vs. Nazi agents |
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Star Spangled Comics #14 |
No |
"Murder Movie" - vs. crooked prop man on a movie set |
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Star Spangled Comics #15 |
No |
"The Trial of Robotman" - Robotman must defend himself and justify his existence |
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Star Spangled Comics #16 |
No |
"Robotman Takes an Hour Off" - rounds up crooks and visit Joan |
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Star Spangled Comics #17 |
No |
"Man Aginst Machine" - vs. The Turtle |
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Star Spangled Comics #18 |
No |
"Robotman Was Worth His Weight In Gold" - vs. crooks after an iridium shipment |
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Star Spangled Comics #19 |
No |
"King for a Day" - captures Carter and Gang |
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Star Spangled Comics #20 |
No |
"The Jigsaw Crimes" - vs. Dusty and his gang |
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Star Spangled Comics #21 |
No |
"The Four Strongmen" - vs crooked athletes |
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Star Spangled Comics #22 |
No |
"Raids of the Rubbish Robbers" - captures crook robbing junkyards for valuable material for war effort |
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Star Spangled Comics #23 |
No |
""The Vanishing Vandals" - vs. crooks using wings to assist in robberies |
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Star Spangled Comics #24 |
No |
""The Bandit Beasties" - vs. Professor Mugge, who is committing crimes with robotic animals |
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Star Spangled Comics #25 |
No |
"The Radium Rogues" - vs. crooks who steel radium to sell to axis powers |
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Star Spangled Comics #26 |
No |
"If I were Robotman... " - thwarts crimes at chemical factory |
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Star Spangled Comics #27 |
No |
"The Dude Cowboys" - solves crime at dude ranch |
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Star Spangled Comics #28 |
No |
"The Mobster and the Millionaire" - thwarts banker trying hand at crime |
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Star Spangled Comics #29 |
No |
"Robbie the Robotdog" - I:Robbie, thwarts bank robbery |
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Star Spangled Comics #30 |
No |
"Crime's Kiddie Cart" – Robotman has to deal with crooks and a really, really spoiled kid |
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Star Spangled Comics #31 |
No |
“The Dog Days of Crime” – Robbie cops an attitude with Robotman and is taken by criminals |
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Star Spangled Comics #32 |
No |
"Dr. Gaunt, Genius" - vs. Dr. Gaunt |
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Star Spangled Comics #33 |
No |
“A Sniff in Time” – A pawn shop robbery leads Robotman and Robbie to some crooks |
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Star Spangled Comics #34 |
No |
“The Man Who Collected Crimes” – A criminal banker collects scientists to help plan his activities |
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Star Spangled Comics #35 |
No |
“Robbie turns Sleuth” – Robbie tries to imitate Sherlock Holmes when Robotman targets a gambling ring |
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Star Spangled Comics #36 |
No |
"The Battle with the Beasts" - vs. Hugo Harrah and his trained dinosaurs |
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Star Spangled Comics #37 |
No |
“Frankie the Fisherman” – a local fisherman becomes a nuisance criminal |
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Star Spangled Comics #38 |
No |
"Bargain Rates for Robbie" - Robbie gets himself bought as a toy by crooks |
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Star Spangled Comics #39 |
No |
“Rust for Rent” – vs. a criminal scientist with a ray that speeds up the oxidation of metals |
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Star Spangled Comics #40 |
No |
“The Spider’s Web” – Battles threat to fuel supplies |
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Star Spangled Comics #41 |
No |
"Fisherman's Luck" - prevents Blackie Botts from hijacking yacht |
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Star Spangled Comics #42 |
No |
"One-Track Tuttle!" fights One-Track Tuttle and his gang of safecrackers |
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Star Spangled Comics #43 |
No |
“The Hamlet of Harry the Ham” - captures crooks at a clown theatre |
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Star Spangled Comics #44 |
No |
“Robbie takes the rap” – Robbie takes it on himself to liberate a lot of dogs from a pound |
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Star Spangled Comics #45 |
No |
“Heads, Robotman Wins” – Paul Dennis pretends to be a carnival act so he can stake out a crime scene |
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Star Spangled Comics #46 |
No |
“Sauce for Gander Gans” – captures a crook robbing a fancy dinner |
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Star Spangled Comics #47 |
No |
"Robbie's Good Deed" - captures crooked philanthropist |
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Star Spangled Comics #48 |
No |
"Crooks On Ice" - vs. crooks at icehouse |
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Star Spangled Comics #49 |
No |
"Scoundrels on the Sidelines" - captures Knuckles and his gang |
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Star Spangled Comics #50 |
No |
"Robbie Shows His Teeth!" - vs. a crooked dentist |
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Star Spangled Comics #51 |
No |
"Emergency Kit for Crime" - vs. safe-crackers |
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Star Spangled Comics #52 |
No |
"The Ghost Dog" - vs. crooks running a scam with luminescent paint |
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Star Spangled Comics #53 |
No |
"Lightning Strikes Twice" - vs. a crook with a machine that generates electrical bolts |
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Star Spangled Comics #54 |
No |
"The Tiger-Man" - vs costumed catburglar |
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Star Spangled Comics #55 |
No |
“The Successful Failure” – Robotman helps out a scientist trying to make fireproof rubber |
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Star Spangled Comics #56 |
No |
“Death to Robotman” – captures the Carnation Kid and his gang |
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Star Spangled Comics #57 |
No |
“Animated Crooks” – Crooks use an electronic sign to cover their crimes |
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Star Spangled Comics #58 |
No |
“Jive to Jail” – captures criminal musicians |
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Star Spangled Comics #59 |
No |
"Robbie Takes a Bow" - vs dognappers |
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Star Spangled Comics #60 |
No |
“Platinum Pirates” – Robotman and Robbie capture Platinum thieves |
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Star Spangled Comics #61 |
No |
“Fuel’s Paradise” – thwarts some crooks manipulated oil supply |
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Star Spangled Comics #62 |
No |
“The Magnet Mob” – vs. crooks with giant magnets |
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Star Spangled Comics #63 |
No |
“Robbie the Lone Wolf” – Robbie gets in trouble with criminals when he turns off his built-in communicator with Robotoman |
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Star Spangled Comics #64 |
No |
“A Medal for Robbie” – Robbie runs afoul of crooks trying to get recognition for himself |
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Star Spangled Comics #65 |
No |
“Cupid and Crime” – A crook impersonates a banker to rob a bank |
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Star Spangled Comics #66 |
No |
"The Crash Bandits" - vs. criminals trying to smash a way free with stolen loot |
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Star Spangled Comics #67 |
No |
“The Hocus Pocus Crimes” – Breaks up a counterfeiting gang operating out of a theatre. |
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Star Spangled Comics #68 |
No |
"Laboratory Lightning" - vs criminal scientist |
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Star Spangled Comics #69 |
No |
“Robbie Comes Home” – Robbie tries to get famous as a dog actor |
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Star Spangled Comics #70 |
No |
“The Muscle Men” – Breaks up a fraudulent fitness racket |
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Star Spangled Comics #71 |
No |
“Murder by Magic” – A magicians assistants attempt to murder him until he is saved by Robotman |
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Star Spangled Comics #72 |
No |
“The Robotman Detector” – While on a horse ranch, Robotman runs afoul of criminals looking for loot with a metal detetctor |
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Star Spangled Comics #73 |
No |
“Knightless Armor” – captures museum robbers disguised in armor |
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Star Spangled Comics #74 |
No |
“The World’s Most Famous Dog” – Robbie tries to win acclaim in his secret identity |
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Star Spangled Comics #75 |
No |
"Boy Meets Robotdog" - vs. gangsters |
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Star Spangled Comics #76 |
No |
"Cans, Crime and Coffee" - vs. crooks at coffee manufacturer |
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Star Spangled Comics #77 |
No |
"Robotman vs. Rubberman" - vs. Rubberman |
Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told |
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Star Spangled Comics #78 |
No |
"Tops in Crime" - vs. criminals committing crimes with toy tops |
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Star Spangled Comics #79 |
No |
"Prize Plunder" - vs, crooks at a carnival |
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Star Spangled Comics #80 |
No |
"The Bandits and the Biscuits" - vs. crooks at dog biscuit factory |
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Star Spangled Comics #81 |
No |
"The Battle of the Robots" - helps scientist when crooks hijack his robot |
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Star Spangled Comics #82 |
No |
"The Robot's Revenge" - vindicates his name by proving two criminals to be liars |