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Issue: DC Special #1
Publication Date: October 1968
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Issues: #1 of 29 Issues
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: 08/06/1968
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound; saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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An All-Infantino Issue

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Carmine Infantino
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics
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Table of Contents

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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Carmine Infantino
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Pages: 1
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The Mystery of the Menacing Mask!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Linda Greene; Jimmy Packer; Frank Fenton (villain); Smiler [Roland Meacham] (villain)
First Line: Can't move!
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From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #327 published May 1964
was The Mystery of the Menacing Mask! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 14.67
Disclose Notes: Includes an introductory note from Carmine Infantino.
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The Doorway to the Unknown!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Barry Allen]; Fred Dallman; David Dean (teller); Jack Dean (brother)
First Line: I am Fred Dallman, Flash!
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From Content Item: FlagThe Flash #148 published November 1964
was The Doorway to the Unknown! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 11.5
Disclose Notes: Includes an introductory note by Carmine Infantino. Final page condensed from original.
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Meet... Carmine Infantino

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Bio of Carmine Infantino.
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The Scientific Crook-Catcher!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, nature
Character(s): Bobo, Detective Chimp; Larry the Lynx
First Line: Hello there, readers! This is Bobo...
Synopsis: In a tale he personally narrates Bobo disguises himself as a human in order to capture Larry the Lynx. Bobo quote: "The things I do in the interest of science."
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From Content Item: FlagThe Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #29 published September 1956
was The Scientific Crook-Catcher! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Includes introductory note by Carmine Infantino.
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Mystery of the Giant Footprints

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Adam Strange; Alanna; The Rhollians (first appearance, villains)
First Line: Hurry, Alanna -- We've got to rocket away...
Synopsis: While exploring Rann's fabled "sinking island," Adam and Alanna discover a race of giants seeking to sink the island permanently.
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From Content Item: FlagMystery in Space #57 published February 1960
was Mystery of the Giant Footprints [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Includes an introductory note by Carmine Infantino.
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Challenge of the Headless Baseball Team!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Lefty Clark; Enath of Kalamoor
First Line: I've got to make every pitch count...
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From Content Item: FlagThe Brave and the Bold #45 published December 1962
was Challenge of the Headless Baseball Team! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: Includes introductory and closing notes by Carmine Infantino.

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