Comic Title: Detective Comics #116
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1946
Approx. On Sale Date: August 21, 1946 Copyright Date August 19, 1946
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1946-1947
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.


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

Title: "Short-Circuit Air Wave"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Air Wave (of Earth-2)

Artist: Harris Levy

Feature Character(s)

• Air Wave (last appearance in DC Comics Presents #55; next appearance in Detective Comics #117)

Supporting Character(s)

• Static (last appearance in Detective Comics #115; next appearance in Detective Comics #117)

Villain(s)

• Biggy Bogart and his gang (Slick named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jane Fowler and her father (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Air Wave is contacted by Jane Fowler, a young girl experimenting with radio waves. Jane is competing for the Edman Scholarship which would allow her to learn more about radio. Crooks working for Biggy Bogart have also entered a man in the competition. They hope to learn enough to stop Air Wave. The crooks force Jane's father to help them, but Air Wave uncovers the plot and rescues Mr. Fowler. Jane then wins the scholarship.