Cover: Win Mortimer

Detective Comics #162

Aug 1950 · DC · 0.10 USD

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In "The Law of the Iron Road!", Professor Starr leads Raymond and Roy on a perilous journey into the Amazon, claiming to have discovered a hidden valley where giant insects thrive. When Roy uncovers the truth by finding magnifying contact lenses hidden in Starr’s belongings, the expedition’s fragile deception begins to unravel. Dan Barry’s art brings the jungle’s mystery to life, while Win Mortimer’s cover captures the eerie scale of the unknown.

Contains 5 stories

The Law of the Iron Road!

12 pp · Superhero

Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]unnamed Railroad Protective Association ChiefKip Naylor (Railroad Protective Association agent)Stranded Stan (con man)unnamed hobosunnamed runaway boyMiss Lawson (actress)Joe (railroad baggage man)Mr. Spangle (circus owner)Melville (villain, Miss Lawson's husband and fake train conductor)Mike (villain)Midge [aka Tim Thumb] (villain, ex-circus midget)

The Valley of Giant Insects

8 pp · Detective-Mystery

Roy Raymond, Professor Ogden StarrKarenMr. SchultzFrigo

In "The Valley of Giant Insects," Professor Starr insists he’s discovered a hidden Amazonian valley where insects reach monstrous size—enough to convince Raymond to join him on a perilous expedition. Roy, skeptical but curious, accompanies them, only to uncover the truth when he finds Starr’s magnifying contact lenses, revealing the entire spectacle as a carefully staged illusion.

The Disjointed Robotman

6 pp · Superhero

Robotman [Robert Craneaka Paul Dennis]Gladio the sword swallower (villain)StellarAtmarFisher

Untitled Humor story

2 pp · Humor

Shorty

Cowboys and Indians!

10 pp · Western-Frontier

Pow-Wow SmithJimmyBiff DillonJeff DillonDale Dillon (villains)Silver Bear