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Issue: Detective Comics #218
Publication Date: April 1955
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Issues: #218 of 883 Issues (1409 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/22/1955
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 13 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint; glossy
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Batman Junior and Robin Senior!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #10/1967 published May 1967
as none [Illustration on Cover, Front][1. Bild (angepasst-bzw verschoben)]
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Batman, Junior and Robin, Senior!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. Richard Marsten (scientist); John Conklin (automobile Magnate); Vincent Verne [also called Victor Verne in story] (veteran movie star); Wilton Winders [aka Professor Ephraim Vair] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The Dynamic Duo are affected by strange gases, making Robin much older and making Batman more youthful. Robin, now the adult member of the team, must try to control his youthful partner's rashness while tracking down the criminal responsible for the change.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #182 published July 1966
as Batman, Junior and Robin, Senior! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #10/1967 published May 1967
as Der grosse Robin und der kleine Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Feature(s): My Greatest Adventure; Superman
First Line: To the boys and girls of America...
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey
First Line: Casey, we have no detectives available...
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Pages: 2
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The Floating Prison!

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Captain Compass [Mark Compass]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): The Batman Whirly-Word Game
First Line: This is easy to get into...
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Pen Point Detectives

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: mystery, non-fiction
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The Genius in a High-Chair!

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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Roy Raymond
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Oh, there's Lettie and Nettie coming out!
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Peter Porkchops Says: "Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, opinion
Character(s): Peter Porkchops
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing!

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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