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Issue: Detective Comics #263
Publication Date: January 1959
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Issues: #263 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: 11/25/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (6 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 Secret of the Fantastic Weapons!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Smite (villain); Bragan (villain); The Professor (villain)
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Pages: 1
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Secret of the Fantastic Weapons

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Smite (intro, villain); Bragan (intro, villain); The Professor (intro, villain); Odin (not the Norse God)
Synopsis: In a Mayan jungle in Mexico, Batman and Robin confront three criminals with super weapons.
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In Content Item: FlagAlbi del Falco #161 published May 1959
as Il segreto della armi fantastiche [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 11.67
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Pages: 0.33
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You've Got a Comet by the Tail

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Feature(s): Tales of the Unexpected; Showcase
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Pages: 1
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Formula for Success!

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Genres: opinion
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Warden Willis; Groden
First Line: You're a free man today, Groden.
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The Man Who Made Dreams Come True!

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Leroy Legge (intro, villain)
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In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #39 published December 1959
as L'homme qui fit des rêves des réalités [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5.67
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The Clue in the Rain

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Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Titano
First Line: Can an invulnerable gorilla...
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Pages: 0.5
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Warden Willis
First Line: I know it's irregular, Warden, but...
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey the Cop; Slugger
First Line: Well, Slugger, when the jury comes out...
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In Content Item: FlagColossal Comic #13 published April 1960
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #92 published April 1967
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #9/1970 published September 1970
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Crime Conjurer!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The Conjurer (intro, villain); Dick Ruark
Synopsis: John Jones must stop a magician on a robbery spree, but he is being filmed for a documentary on being a police detective so he can't slip away and use his super powers.
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In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #40 published January 1960
as Prestidigitateur criminel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Annual #1962 published January 1961
as The Crime Conjurer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 published September 2007
as The Crime Conjurer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5.67
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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