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Issue: Detective Comics #276
Publication Date: February 1960
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Issues: #276 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: 12/29/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (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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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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The Return of Bat-Mite!

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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Mickey Mantle (photo); Yogi Berra (photo); Bob Cousy (photo); Joe Louis (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Return of Bat-Mite

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Hobby Robber (intro, villain)
Synopsis: Bat-Mite returns for more fun with Batman and Robin. But when they turn away his offer to help, Bat-Mite decides to help Batwoman instead.
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Pages: 12.67
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Three Exciting New Adventures

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Feature(s): Batman
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Batman #129.
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Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!"

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Genres: opinion, superhero
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: In Ancient Greece, if a rock fell on a man and injured him,...
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Pages: 0.67
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Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Date of Filing: October 1, 1959. Publisher: National Comics 575 Lexington Ave, New York, NY. Editor: Jack Schiff. Owners: Harry Donenfeld, J. Liebowitz, P. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld, S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, L. Liebowitz, J. H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation.
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The Great Space Hoax

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Yarrum (alien)
Synopsis: Usually, contestants on Roy's show make claims that he proves to be hoaxes. This time the contestant admits he's perpetrating a hoax and dares Roy to prove it.
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Pages: 6
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Genres: humorous
First Line: There goes the escaped man, Warden!
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The Arrest That Failed

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The Crimes of John Jones

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): "Big Boy" Benson (intro, villain)
Synopsis: A passing cosmic cloud gives Manhunter amnesia and Big Boy Benson tries to convince him he's a crook.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 published September 2007
as The Crimes of John Jones [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5.67
Disclose Notes: Martian Manhunter also appears in Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #28 this month.
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Feature(s): World's Finest Comics
First Line: Your favorite heroes...
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Disclose Notes: Ad for World's Finest Comics #107.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
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