Comic Title: Detective Comics #143
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: January 1949
Approx. On Sale Date: November 24, 1948 Copyright Date November 22, 1948
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1948
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Robotman Versus the Baffler"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Robotman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: Jimmy Thompson

Feature Character(s)

• Robotman (last appearance in Detective Comics #142; next appearance in Detective Comics #144)

Villain(s)

• The Baffler and his henchman (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Baffler, a crook using a variety of scientific gadgets, tangles with Robotman. He escapes during the first encounter by magnetizing a lamppost and pinning Robotman to it. The next time they meet, the Baffler uses more gadgets against his foe. However, Robotman has brought along his own bag of devices to foil the Baffler. Robotman prevails in their second clash, and the crook is jailed.