Comic Title: Detective Comics #119
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1947
Approx. On Sale Date: November 22, 1946 Copyright Date November 20, 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: "The Runaway Robot"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Boy Commandos (of Earth-2)

Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Steve Brodie

Feature Character(s)

• Boy Commandos (last appearance in Detective Comics #118; next appearance in Boy Commandos #19)
• Alfy Twidgett (last appearance in Boy Commandos #19; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #26)
• Andre Chavard (last appearance in Boy Commandos #19; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #26)
• Brooklyn (last appearance in Boy Commandos #19; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #26)

Supporting Character(s)

• Rip Carter (last appearance in Boy Commandos #19; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #26)

Villain(s)

• A robot (no further appearances)
• Krug (disguised as Professor Peer; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Genius Professor Peer creates a robot computer. A crook named Krug kills Peer and modifies the robot for his own purposes. The robot becomes sentient and turns on Krug, killing him. The robot then runs through town creating a panic. The Boy Commandos catch the robot a couple of times, but it continues to escape. Eventually the robot climbs a tall building. When the Commandos attack it with planes, the robot grabs hold of one. Rip shakes it loose, causing the robot to fall to the streets below where it is smashed beyond repair.