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Issue: Detective Comics #395
Publication Date: January 1970
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Issues: #395 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: 11/26/1969
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #75 and 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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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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The Secret of the Waiting Graves

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Delores Muerto; falcon; wolves
First Line: I offer you immortality -- or instant death! Choose, Batman -- Now!
Synopsis: Delores Muerto, accompanied by her deadly falcon and ferocious wolves, has Batman trapped in the basement of an ancient Mexican monastery.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBatman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1971
as Detective Comics No. 395 Jan 1970 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Detective Comics No. 395 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published June 2000
as Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams' First Tale of the Dark Knight [Illustration on Cover, Front]minus the price and job code
In Content Item: FlagBatman Illustrated by Neal Adams #2 published August 2004
as Detective Comics #395 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Gotiske netter [Alle Tiders Superhelter] #[nn] [1. opplag] published August 2005
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Collection - Neal Adams #2 published April 2009
as Detective Comics #395 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-309
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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The Secret of the Waiting Graves

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Juan Muerto; Dolores Muerto; Pedro Valdes; Manuel
First Line: A bleak hillside on central Mexico... a pair of open graves... and the shadow of the dread... Batman
Synopsis: Bruce Wayne is invited to a grand fiesta by Mexican socialites Juan and Dolores Muerto. As Batman, he thwarts the assassination of one of the guests and finds that the Muertos have discovered the secret of immortality.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #10/1970 published January 1970
as De tomma gravarnas hemlighet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #130 published June 1970
as The Secret of the Waiting Graves [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #10/1970 published October 1970
as Mysteriet med de ventende gravene [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1971
as The Secret of the Waiting Graves [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDynamic Classics #1 published September 1978
as The Secret of the Waiting Graves [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Sonderheft #13 published January 1979
as Der Totentanz [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Super Heroes v1 #1 published October 1980
as The Secret of the Waiting Graves [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #3 published September 1984
as Tumbas Vazias [Story on Interior Page(s)]quadrinhos das páginas 11-16 reagrupados de forma diferente da edição original
In Content Item: FlagThe Saga of Ra's Al Ghul #2 published February 1988
as The Secret of the Waiting Graves [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #1 published June 1989
as The Secret of the Waiting Graves [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Detective Comics No. 395 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published June 2000
as The Secret of the Waiting Graves [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Illustrated by Neal Adams #2 published August 2004
as The Secret of the Waiting Graves [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Gotiske netter [Alle Tiders Superhelter] #[nn] [1. opplag] published August 2005
as De ventende gravenes hemmelighet [Story on Interior Page(s)]2. translation
In Content Item: FlagBatman Collection - Neal Adams #2 published April 2009
as Das Geheimnis der offenen Gräber [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 15.17
Job Number: S-250
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Page 10 is a 2/3-page and page 16 is a 1/2-page.

First line is completed by the feature logo illustration.

"Muerto", fittingly, is the Spanish word for "dead" or "deceased person".

Described as "Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams' First Tale of the Dark Knight" on the cover of Millennium Edition: Detective Comics No. 395 (DC, 2000 Series) June 2000.
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Drop Out... or Drop Dead!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Jonah Haggenmiller; Firebrand Fran
First Line: Dick (Robin) Grayson's first day at Hudson University has been an eventful one!
Synopsis: Robin discovers the truth behind the fake cops and demonstrators that created the riot at Hudson University.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #7/1970 published April 1970
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #9/1970 published September 1970
as Student-opprør! [Story on Interior Page(s)]1 page removed
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #9/1970 published September 1970
as Robin och studentrevolten [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: Detective Comics No. 395 #[nn] [Direct Sales] published June 2000
as Drop Out... or Drop Dead! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder #1 published March 2008
as Drop Out... or Drop Dead! [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: S-229
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story continues from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #394.
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Crime-Writing Clues!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: A forger who makes a perfect copy of a victim's signature can easily be apprehended because no one ever signs his name the same way twice.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #168 published December 1964
was Crime-Writing Clues! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-323
Disclose Notes: Four panels with captions and dialogue, each depicting a different technique of identifying perpetrators of crimes that involve handwritten or typewritten notes such as forgery or blackmail.
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Batman's Hot Line

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-322
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Walt Jaschek, Jeff Kichaven and Rand B. Lee.

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