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Issue: Detective Comics #222
Publication Date: August 1955
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Issues: #222 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: 06/28/1955
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (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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The Great Batman Swindle!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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The Great Batman Swindle!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ned Judson [aka Batman Number Four] (wealthy yachtsman); Batman Number One (villain); Batman Number Two (villain); Batman Number Three (villain); Muggsy (villain)
Synopsis: Wealthy yachtsman Ned Judson is called to a mysterious castle once built by an eccentric millionaire, and comes face-to-face with the Brotherhood of Batmen. The leader, Batman Number One, convinces Judson that the figure of Batman is actually four people, and, because of the death of one of their members, he is to become Batman Number Four!
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #259 published November 1974
as The Great Batman Swindle! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #9/1976 published September 1976
as Bedragerne [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #9/1976 published September 1976
as De stora svindeln [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Going to the movies, Jimmy?
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"Wings" Winchester Saves the Movie Theater

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Binky Says: "Never Underestimate a New Idea!"

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Genres: opinion, teen
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The Ocean Pest!

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Genres: mystery
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In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #10/1969 published October 1969
as Havets skrekk! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #30 [Direct] published November 1982
as The Ocean Pest! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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We Point with Pride to Our "Hall of Trophies!"

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Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]
First Line: This usually arrives at lunchtime!
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Paper Sleuth

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Genres: non-fiction
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Genres: humorous
First Line: This is a new beat for me. It seems like a nice quiet neighborhood...
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The Man Who Slept 200 Years!

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Genres: mystery
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In Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #445 published February 1975
as The Man Who Slept 200 Years! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!

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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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