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Issue: Detective Comics #288
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
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):  
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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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Cover, Front
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Cover, Front
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Assets2
 
 

Statement of Ownership
 
 
The Menace of the Multiple Creature!

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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Multi-creature (villain)
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Miscellaneous
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Inside front cover.
The Menace of the Multiple Creature

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

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Subject Matter
non-fiction, opinion
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Miscellaneous
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Information on William Penn, Tom Paine, Emma Lazarus, John Peter Zenger and Harriet Tubman
Just Imagine!

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Justice League of America
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The Girl with the Deadly Gaze

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Subject Matter
mystery
Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Janie Vance; Mr. Craig (intro, villain)
Roy investigates Janie Vance, who thinks she has the curse of Medusa.
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Miscellaneous
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Doom Rings the Doorbell

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Subject Matter
Captain Mason (policeman); "Smart Alec" Ames (columnist for The Garfield Gazette); Eddie Dunne (comedian); "Happy" Harp (oldtime comic)
Captain Mason investigates the shooting of "Smart Alec" Ames.
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Miscellaneous
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Subject Matter
humorous
I understand you tell fortunes by reading palms.
A prisoner fortune teller tells a fellow inmate he is going to travel.
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Miscellaneous
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The Case of the Honest Swindler

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Subject Matter
superhero
Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Jed Peters (intro, villain); Larry Loder (intro)
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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FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 published September 2007
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Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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informational
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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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Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
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You Asked for It!

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Subject Matter
Showcase; Aquaman and Aqualad
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Miscellaneous
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Inside back cover.
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Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
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