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Issue: Detective Comics #288
Publication Date: February 1961
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Issues: #288 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: 12/27/1960
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
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Adult Image
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Assets2
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The Menace of the Multiple Creature!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Multi-creature (villain)
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Menace of the Multiple Creature

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Multi-creature (intro, villain); Stokes (intro, villain); Stamm; Mary Todd
Synopsis: When lightning hits a pool of chemical waste, a strange creature is created which constantly changes shape and size.
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Pages: 12.67
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Feature(s): World's Finest Comics; Batman
First Line: This famous symbol is your guarantee...
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Pages: 0.33
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Our American Heritage

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: non-fiction, opinion
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Information on William Penn, Tom Paine, Emma Lazarus, John Peter Zenger and Harriet Tubman
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Just Imagine!

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Feature(s): Justice League of America
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The Girl with the Deadly Gaze

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Janie Vance; Mr. Craig (intro, villain)
Synopsis: Roy investigates Janie Vance, who thinks she has the curse of Medusa.
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Pages: 6
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Doom Rings the Doorbell

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Captain Mason (policeman); "Smart Alec" Ames (columnist for The Garfield Gazette); Eddie Dunne (comedian); "Happy" Harp (oldtime comic)
Synopsis: Captain Mason investigates the shooting of "Smart Alec" Ames.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: I understand you tell fortunes by reading palms.
Synopsis: A prisoner fortune teller tells a fellow inmate he is going to travel.
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The Case of the Honest Swindler

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Jed Peters (intro, villain); Larry Loder (intro)
Synopsis: Larry Loder is conned by Jed Peters into using three fake magical gadgets. The Martian Manhunter uses his powers to make the fake gadgets appear to really work.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 published September 2007
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Pages: 6.67
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Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: informational
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Date of Filing: October 1, 1960. Average number of copies per issue, previous year: 314,000.
Publisher National Comics
575 Lexington Ave
New York, NY
Editor: Jack Schiff
Owners: H. 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. Avg. Sales 314,000
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Pages: 0.5
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You Asked for It!

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Feature(s): Showcase; Aquaman and Aqualad
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Disclose Notes: Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
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