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Issue: Detective Comics #341
Publication Date: July 1965
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Issues: #341 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/27/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (2 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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The Joker's Comedy Capers!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
First Line: Batman! Batman -- why don't you answer me?
Synopsis: Wearing a Batman costume, The Joker surprises Robin.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Batman #1 published October 2006
as Detective Comics #341 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Treasure Chest of Fun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: A full page of small, single panel advertisements for novelty items and self-defense lessons. Black and white ad on inside front cover.
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The Joker's Comedy Capers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker; members of The Joker's gang; Mr. Cornelius Van-Van (oil tycoon and old-movie buff); Mr. Throckmorton (bank president); bank guards; bank tellers; Mr. Harrison (postal service courier); postal service employees
First Line: Never the one to pass up an opportunity to commit a different kind of robbery -- for which he is to receive a bonus before and after the theft -- The Joker devises a series of gags that leaves his victims laughing -- helplessly!
Synopsis: The Joker commits a series of robberies under the guise of producing new "silent film slapstick comedies" for a willing tycoon.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #73 published September 1965
as The Joker's Comedy Capers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman in the Sixties #[nn] [1st Printing] published March 1999
as The Joker's Comedy Capers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Batman #1 published October 2006
as The Joker's Comedy Capers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15.34
Disclose Notes: Story in two parts of 9.67 and 5.67 pages.

The Joker impersonates four famous silent movie comedians: the Tramp is Charlie Chaplin, Deadpan is Buster Keaton, Cross-eyes is Ben Turpin, and Specs is Harold Lloyd. His last impersonation is of Harpo Marx who became famous in the sound era, not the silent era, despite the fact that he never uttered a word onscreen.

This story formed the basis for the 1966 Batman TV episodes "Death in Slow Motion" and "The Riddler's False Notion", using The Riddler instead of The Joker.
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Join the Fun with G.I. Joe!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various yellow-green toned photographs of G.I. Joe action figures, with black and white photographs of G.I. Joe accessories. Sold by Hasbro. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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Only Showcase Dares to Present the Enemy Side of the War - with "Enemy Ace"!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): DC Comics; Showcase; Enemy Ace
Character(s): Enemy Ace [Hans von Hammer]
First Line: Only Showcase dares to reveal every flaming word of Rittmeister Hans von Hammer's combat diary -- without censorship!
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: DC Comics house ad for Showcase. Reproduces the cover illustration for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #57 (July-August 1965). "On sale everywhere May 27th" Lower third of page 10 of previous story.
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The Strange Worlds of Batman and Robin

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics; 80 Page Giant; Batman
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: On sale everywhere
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: DC Comics house ad for Detective Comics. Reproduces the cover illustration for 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #12 (July 1965). Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story. Top 2/3 of page.
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Make Silly Putty Stretch Pictures!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Pick up comic characters and stretch 'em 'til they're goofy!
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Silly Putty showing how comic book and newspaper comic strip images can be absorbed and stretched to silly proportions. Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story. Lower third of page.
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Rowboat Bullwinkle

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Rocky; Bullwinkle; whale
First Line: Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?
Synopsis: Bullwinkle eats Cheerios for “muscle-makin’ protein” to power his rowboat, and runs into a whale.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: One of a series of General Mills' Cheerios ads featuring Rocky and Bullwinkle. Middle right page of centerfold. Between pages 14 and 15 of previous story.
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For the Very Best in Funny Comics Reading

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics; Batman; The Flash
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Incognito [James Carter]; The Flash [Barry Allen]
First Line: On sale June 3rd.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: DC Comics house ad for Batman and The Flash. Reproduces the cover illustration for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #173 (August 1965) and The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #154 (August 1965). Lower third of final page of previous story.

Ad copy reads "For the Very Best in Funny Comics Reading", yet the ad is for Batman and The Flash, as opposed to a DC humor title like Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, Sugar and Spike, or The Fox and the Crow.
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10 Issues of Detective for Only $1.00

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): DC Comics; Batman
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
First Line: You gain 4 ways -- when you accept this special offer
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Special subscription offer: 10 issues of Detective Comics only $1.00. Ad also offers similar subscription rates for Batman.

Ad copy excerpt: "Mystery! Thrills! Action! Suspense! Featuring the World's Greatest Detective in every issue of Batman! - So subscribe now!"
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How to Beat Your Dad at Racing!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Jack; Jack's Dad
First Line: Surprise! Dad hands Jack one of the new AMT "Slot Stars", an AC Cobra slot racer kit.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for AMT's line of "Slot Stars" slot racer kits. Top half of page.
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Be My Guest at World's Famous Amusement Park

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Superman
First Line: Palisades Amusement Park N.J. 1/2 mile south of George Washington Bridge
Synopsis: Superman invites the readers of this magazine to Palisades Amusement Park, offering coupons for one free admission and free rides on the "Fifth Avenue Cuddle Up" and "Crazy Crystals".
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Palisades Amusement Park featuring Superman. Lower half of page.

Oddly, the actual name of Palisades Amusement Park is not mentioned in the ad's lead title: "Be My Guest at World's Famous Amusement Park".
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The Elongated Man's Change-of-Face!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny; Amos Hurd; Elongated Man [Editor Abner Trotter]; John Trotter; Morton Brothers
Synopsis: Elongated Man goes the town of Powderkeg and discovers that the local newspaper celebrates another Elongated Man -- with another name and a different face!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #6 published October 1965
as The Elongated Man's Change-of-Face! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: The Elongated Man #1 published September 2006
as The Elongated Man's Change-of-Face! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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40 Army-Navy-Marine All Authentic Medals & Insignias

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Add offering 40 different military medals, insignias, etc. for only $1.49 postpaid. Ad runs vertically on full page. Between pages 6 and 7 of previous story.
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We Will Give You $5 for ANY 1955 Half Dollar

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First Line: Check the value of your coins now... In "Brownlee's Green Book of Rare Coins"
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad offering Brownlee's Green Book of Rare Coins. "This new indispensable book costs only $1.00 postpaid."
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Letters from Dick Ruprecht, Guy H. Lillian III, and Andrew Ice. On final interior page of the comic. Top half of page.
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[untitled]

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): L.C. Leprechaun
First Line: Lucky Charms new toasted oat cereal with marshmallow bits in lucky shapes!
Synopsis: L.C. Leprechaun extolls the tasty virtues of his favorite cereal, Lucky Charms.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for cereal from General Mills.
On final interior page of the comic. Lower half of page.
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Friend, Dare YOU Risk a DIME 10¢?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: This can be soon the handsome NEW Jet Power YOU
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for bodybuilding programs from American Bodybuilding Club. Ad comes with a warning: "Do not mail coupon if under 14 years of age." Black and white ad on inside back cover.
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America's Most Exciting War Game: Task Force

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Lucky Circle saves you... 69¢
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for "Task Force" war game from Helen of Toy, Co. Commack, New York. Only $1.00 plus postage. Color ad on back cover.

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