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Issue: Detective Comics #433
Publication Date: March 1973
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Issues: #433 of 883 Issues (1409 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [circle]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/30/1973
Volume: 37
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.20 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #92.
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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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Assets2
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The Killer in the Smog!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; the Hacker; Jason Bard
First Line: Batman challenges the reader to guess who is...
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In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #9/1974 published January 1974
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #8/1974 published August 1974
as Hjelp Lynvingen å løse trippelmordet [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1429
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records provided by DC Comics.
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Killer in the Smog!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Ben Milgrom (sports equipment manufacturer); Clyde Wilson (umpire); Commissioner James Gordon; the Hacker (killer); James "Jamie" Corwin (lawyer); Patti Dalton (Walter Holt's fiancée, heiress); Rick Manton (social-climber); "Squeeze" Chapin (loan shark); Walter Holt (millionaire, mentioned but does not appear)
First Line: A menace as elusive as drifting smog... as deadly as choking pollution... strangles Gotham and the mighty Batman!
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In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #9/1974 published January 1974
as Trippelmorden [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Superband #1 published January 1974
as Der Killer im Smog [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #8/1974 published August 1974
as Trippelmordet! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14.67
Job Number: S-1388
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records provided by DC Comics. The last page is 2/3 of a page.
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Super Bodybuilding Course

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Introducing the bodybuilding system that guarantees you'll put on inches of powerful muscles in your body!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Interior front cover.
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How to Put Your Hands to Work Making Money

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First Line: Do you remember what you paid the repairman, the last time you had trouble with your TV, Air Conditioner, or Automobile?
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Pages: 1
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Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Each groovy patch measures 3".
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Now! Train at Home to Be a Veterinary Assistant

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First Line: Men! Women!...help those who can't help themselves!
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Pages: 0.5
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Novelty ads

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Biggest Bargain in Comics

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Colorist(s): ? (page color, text color); (various)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC 100 Page Super Spectacular
Character(s): Superboy; Aquaman; Sandman
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Pages: 0.5
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Gigantic Book Bargain Page

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Book Bargain Page
First Line: Don't wait – send for these today – and get a free book!
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Pages: 0.5
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Coming Batman Attractions!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.3
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Job Number: S-1432
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Mike W. Barr, Joe Rusnak and Gerard Triano.
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Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Act of August 12, 1970: Section 3685, Title 39, United States Code)

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Average number of copies per issue during the previous year: 158,638.
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The Case of the Forged Face!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Jason Bard; Commissioner James Gordon; Mayor of Gotham; Senator Townes; Tompkins (nurse); Wilbur Holly (mob hit-man)
First Line: Gotham's busy airport -- gateway of hope to some...dismay and perplexity to others! Especially to puzzled private investigator, Jason Bard...
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In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #9/1974 published January 1974
as Fallet med det förfalskade fotot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #8/1974 published August 1974
as Det forfalskede ansiktet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: S-1373
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Aurora AFX

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Get into the Aurora/Factory Experimentals.
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Now! All Full Scale Battle Games Processed in 48 hours

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Horizontal format advertisement in a vertical frame.
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These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given to You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Coast-to-coast shortage of trained draftsmen opens thousands big salary jobs for beginners!
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Pages: 1
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Revolutionary War Soldiers

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Prizes or Cash

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: The easy way!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Interior back cover.
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Make Money Get Prizes

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: with fast selling American seeds
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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