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Issue: Detective Comics #231
Publication Date: May 1956
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Issues: #231 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: 03/20/1956
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (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
Format Notes:  
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Batman, Junior!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne] (photo); Batman, Junior [John Vance] (photo); Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for various novelties sold by Honor House Products Corp.
Inside front cover.
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Batman, Junior

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman, Junior [John Vance] (introduction); Commissioner James Gordon (supporting); Birrel Binter (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: When Batman doesn't allow Robin to come with him on a case, he's hurt, but more so when he accidentally discovers a photo of the Caped Crusader with a younger version of himself, taken years before there was a Robin, and that person, now a grown man, has returned to Gotham City.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #185 published October 1966
as Batman, Junior [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #26/1967 published December 1967
as Batman Junior [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jerry the Jitterbug
First Line: Hey, pull over to the curb!
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In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #307 published December 1963
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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"Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for the Winchester Super Speed model.
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Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Character(s): Superman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Though we briefly credited Wayne Boring with the Superman figures, due to an error report from Keith Chandler, the consensus of the members of the GCD Main list was that Mortimer was swiping or imitating Boring.
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The Mystery of the Brain-Exchanger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Professor Abner Bean; Harvey Crow (villain)
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, non-fiction
First Line: I own this cow, but how can I explain the law to her?
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Pages: 1
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Manhunting in Miniature

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, mystery, non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Thief Who Had Super Powers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones] (origin); unnamed Martian criminal (intro, villain); Professor Erdel (cameo, flashback)
Synopsis: An unnamed criminal escapes from Mars and lands on Earth. He offers Jones his Guard Belt which can transport him back to Mars, but Jones refuses because the criminal would escape.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 published September 2007
as The Thief Who Had Super Powers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Jones uses telescopic Martian eyesight and super-hearing. The Martian villain uses super-strength.
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Follow This Track

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Showcase
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: Stop! You Thief!
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
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Editor(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Davy to the Rescue!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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