Comic Title: Detective Comics #156
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1950
On Sale Date: December 21, 1949 Copyright Date December 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.

Newsstand Date December 21, 1949
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V4 #10

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

Title: "To Arms"
Pages: 6

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

Artist: Lee Elias

Feature Character(s)

• Robotman (last appearance in Detective Comics #154; next appearance in Detective Comics #157)

Villain(s)

• A gang of crooks (no further appearances)
• A group of convicts (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Merton and Wilkins (an arms manufacturer and his butler; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
In an attempt to improve his efficiency, Robotman creates two extra sets of arms for himself. With six arms he is able to accomplish three times the tasks in the same time. When a gang of crooks rob a arms manufacturing plant, the extra arms aid Robotman in battling the crooks. He is then able to stop the crooks from starting a prison break at the nearby prison.