Comic Title: Detective Comics #157
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1950
Approx. On Sale Date: January 18, 1950 Copyright Date January 16, 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.

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

Title: "Pounds of Peril"
Pages: 6

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

Artist: Lee Elias

Feature Character(s)

• Robotman (last appearance in Detective Comics #156; next appearance in Detective Comics #158)

Villain(s)

• Various crooks (Pete, Dinky, Lefty, and Swifty named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An unnamed couple (friends of Paul Dennis; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Paul Dennis attends a carnival with some friends. When he accidentally falls on a scale and breaks it, nearby crooks suspect that he is Robotman. The crooks begin attacking Paul, but he escapes. Robotman then knocks out one of the crooks and dresses him as Paul Dennis. When the other crooks see Robotman and Dennis together, they are fooled into believing that Dennis is not Robotman. The crooks are then taken to jail, and Robotman's secret is safe.