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Issue: Detective Comics #277
Publication Date: March 1960
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Issues: #277 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: 01/26/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (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 Jigsaw Creature from Space!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Kraal (villain)
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Pages: 1
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The Jigsaw Menace from Space

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Kraal (intro, villain); Jigsaw Creature
Synopsis: When a spaceship crashes near Gotham City, Batman and Robin find an injured alien explorer who explains that he had captured a Kraal, a creature that can exist as one or three separate entities. The alien informs the duo that individual Kraals can absorb electricity, heat, and water, but he passes out before telling them what happens with the three are joined. Batman and Robin capture the first two Kraals, the alien recovers and seems intent on joining the three together. Batman determines that when combined the Kraal becomes a powerless creature, and helps the alien complete his plan.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Lefty
First Line: This package came for you, special delivery!
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Three Exciting New Adventures

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Feature(s): Batman
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Pages: 0.33
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The Man Who Conquered Time!

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Feature(s): Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master
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The Plundering Plant

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Genres: mystery
Synopsis: At tryouts for "Impossible but True," a man demonstrates a root that when exposed to carbon dioxide, starts growing and becomes indestructible. The only way to stop it is to cut off the carbon dioxide supply. A petty crook steals the root, and uses it to break into a bank vault. Police show up to stop the crime, but the containing bottle gets broken and the root runs wild. Roy notices that the root is near a thermometer manufacturer, and obtains a barrel of mercury. The root grabs the barrel, crushes it and covers itself with mercury, cutting off its carbon dioxide.
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In Content Item: FlagBig Boy #45 published June 1960
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Pages: 6
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Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz

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Genres: non-fiction, opinion, teen
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Amazing Ray!

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Genres: non-fiction, science and technology
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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 #108.
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Dangerous Favor

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The Menace of Mr. Moth

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mr. Moth (intro, villain)
Synopsis: John faces Mr. Moth, the crook attracted to valuable things that glow in the dark. Moth's spree began with a rooftop clock painted with $10,000 worth of radium. John stops Mr. Moth's blinding light by filling the air with coal dust. Next up on the Moth's agenda is a statue of Atlas coated with phosphorus to make it glow in the dark. When the Manhunter arrives, Mr. Moth escapes by endangering the crowd, drawing John's attention away from him. Finally Mr. Moth grabs a gold planetarium display with a glowing sun, but he walks into John's trap and ends up in a jail cell.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 published September 2007
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Pages: 6
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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