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Issue: Detective Comics #249
Publication Date: November 1957
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Issues: #249 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: 09/22/1957
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (7 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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The Crime of Bruce Wayne!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Crime of Bruce Wayne

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): un-named prison warden; The Collector (villain, introduction); Squint Neely (villain, introduction)
First Line: It was like a nightmare --
Synopsis: Bruce Wayne decides to go along with a scheme in which he would confess to being a wanted criminal known as the Collector in order to get vital information from a cellmate about where the crook stashed $50,000...but the plan goes horribly wrong and Wayne gets sent to death row!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman #233 published July 1971
as The Crime of Bruce Wayne [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #7/1974 published January 1974
as Bruce Wayne - Dömd till döden [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #6/1974 published June 1974
as Bruce Wayne dømt til døden [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Inker credit verified by Charles Paris.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: The oldest symbol in comics...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for two releases dated November 1957: Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #52 and Superman (DC, 1939 series) #117.
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Teddy Roosevelt Guardian of Nature

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, opinion
Character(s): Theodore Roosevelt
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Video Laffs
First Line: I'll get it!
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Pages: 1
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The Ghost That Haunted Roy Raymond

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Mr. Banks (intro)
First Line: Can you imagine anyone in this day and age believing in ghosts?
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In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #20 published May 1958
as J'ai chassé un esprit [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Sleuths of the C.I.B.

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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
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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; Sarge; Mrs. Van Pester
First Line: Yes, Mrs. Van Pester, right away!
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In Content Item: FlagSupermann #11/1971 published November 1971
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #6/1978 published January 1978
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Target for a Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Carlson Gang (intro, villain); Reagan; Maegland; Farley
First Line: The life of the governor was at stake!
Synopsis: Jones disguises himself as the Governor in order to protect him from a criminal gang whose leader is up for execution.
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In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #20 published May 1958
as La Cible pour un jour [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 published September 2007
as Target for a Day [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The Artima reprint credits the script to Jack Miller.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Varsity Vic; Dad; Professor Pott
First Line: Dad, I'm in the school band.
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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