Comic Title: Detective Comics #145
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1949
Approx. On Sale Date: January 21, 1949 Copyright Date January 19, 1949
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1949
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 Smash-Up Crimes"
Pages: 6

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: Jimmy Thompson

Feature Character(s)

• Robotman (last appearance in Detective Comics #144; next appearance in Detective Comics #146)

Villain(s)

• Mountain Mike and his gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Joe Bloe (a mechanic; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Robotman is severly damaged while pursuing Mountain Mike, a gangster. Robotman manages to crawl to a car repair shop where the owner, Joe Bloe rebuilds his metal body. Robotman then goes after the crooks again, only to find that the mechanic did a poor job fixing him. Robotman's body fails him, and the crooks escape.

Robotman returns to the repair shop only to discover that the crooks have stop there for car repairs. When the attempt to escape their car breaks down, due to Joe's poor work. After the crooks are caught, Joe offers to help fix Robotman again, but the offer is refused.