Comic Title: Detective Comics #163
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1950
Approx. On Sale Date: July 19, 1950 Copyright Date July 17, 1950
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1950
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.

Newsstand Date July 10, 1950
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V5 #5

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

Title: "The Anti-Gravity Man"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Roy Raymond (of Earth-1)

Artist: Dan Barry

Feature Character(s)

• Roy Raymond (last appearance in Detective Comics #162; next appearance in Detective Comics #164)

Supporting Character(s)

• Karen Duncan (last appearance in Detective Comics #162; next appearance in Detective Comics #164)

Villain(s)

• Max Mauler and his men (Nikko named; bank robbers; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Felix Jasper (the Anti-Gravity Man; a federal agent; no further appearances)
• John Scovill (Jasper's partner; no further appearances)
• Mr. Harper and Abner Drake (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Felix Jasper appears on Roy Raymond's televeision program. He claims to have invented a pill that allows a man to fly. Felix demonstrates the pill, amazing Roy and the viewers. After the show Roy discovers evidence that Jasper's stunt was a hoax. Jasper returns and explains that he is a federal agent. He perpetrated the hoax as bait for notorious bank robber Max Mauler.

Mauler watches Roy's show and wants the flying pills. He sends his gang to kidnap Roy and Karen. Roy brings the pills with him. Max makes Roy demonstrate first. Roy uses the same trick as Felix to fake his flying stunt. Then Max and his gang swallow the pills. The pills are really sleeping pills which knock out the gang, allowing them to be arrested.