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Issue: Detective Comics #439
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [block]View Brand Images
On Sale Date: 11/29/1973
Volume: 38
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 27 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #101.
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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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Night of the Stalker

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Atom [Ray Palmer] (head shot); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (head shot); Manhunter [Paul Kirk] (head shot); Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (head shot); Kid Eternity (head shot)
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FlagSuperman #10/1974 published May 1974
as kein Titel [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagLäderlappen #5/1975 published January 1975
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagLynvingen #5/1975 published May 1975
as Nattens jeger! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagBatman Illustrated by Neal Adams #3 published March 2006
as Detective Comics #439 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman: Demoniske møter [Alle Tiders Superhelter] #[nn] published August 2006
as Night of the Stalker [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman Collection - Neal Adams #4 published February 2010
as Detective Comics #439 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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Are you ready for a Daisy BB Gun?

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inside front cover
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Night of the Stalker!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (4-page origin); Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne; Joe Chill; Cannon; Rick
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FlagSuperman #10/1974 published May 1974
as Nacht der Vergeltung [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagLäderlappen #5/1975 published January 1975
as Nattens jägare [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagLynvingen #5/1975 published May 1975
as Nattens jeger! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuper-Heróis #34 published May 1985
as A Noite do Caçador! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #2 published August 1989
as Night of the Stalker! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Contains origin recap. Story is based on an incident described by Neal Adams.

Additional credits from Sal Amendola in this article http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2015/09/12/deja-vu-on-the-night-of-the-stalker/
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Riddle of the Clown

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Subject Matter
superhero
Gentleman Ghost; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Hall]
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FlagFlash Comics #92 published February 1948
was Riddle of the Clown [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Gold Hunters of '49!

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Subject Matter
superhero
The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Professor Alpheus V. Hyatt; Edgar Allan Poe
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FlagThe Atom #12 published April 1964
was The Gold Hunters of '49! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Time-Pool story.
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Daredevil Stunts - Wild Action!

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Ad for Kenner's Turbo Tower of Power (TTP) toys.
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[untitled]

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Hey, fright fans...feast your blood-shot eyes on ghoulish goings-on in today's best and most exciting mystery mags.
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House ad for DC's horror and mystery titles.
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Country & Western Classics

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[untitled]

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occult, superhero
Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer; Leopard Girl [Helen]; Ray Knight; Sarkiss (villain)
The man who has mastered the ancient mysteries of Egypt...
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FlagMore Fun Comics #66 published April 1941
was The Leopard Girl [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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3 Sensational Blockbusters

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House ad for DC's 100 page Super Spectacular issues.
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[untitled]

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The total self-defense system
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Batman's Bewitched Nightmare!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Outsider; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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FlagDetective Comics #336 published February 1965
was Batman's Bewitched Nightmare [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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14.34
N-776
Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff.

Story in two parts of 5.67 and 8.67 pages.

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
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DC's Blazing Combat Stories

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House ad for DC's war titles.
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Never finished high school?

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1
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[untitled]

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Who Was the Witch?
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0.33
House ad for several DC titles featuring Batman.
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The Tantalizing Troubles of the Tripod Thieves!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Zatanna; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny
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FlagDetective Comics #355 published September 1966
was The Tantalizing Troubles of the Tripod Thieves! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

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Brighten all your clothes
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0.5
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The World's Greatest Weekly All-Star Line-up!

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[untitled]

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So Zatanna has gone to find her father, Zatara the Magician!
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0.33
House ad for Justice League of America #110.
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Fun & Low Prices at Most of These Fine Stores!

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Ad for a variety of toys from Imperial, Coleco, and Eldon. Advertises that they are sold at McCrory, McLellan, Britt, H. L. Green, J. J. Newberry, Hested, S. Klein, and other fine stores.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
occult, superhero
Kid Eternity; Mr. Keeper; Thomas Edison; Achilles; Cagliostro; Resolute Mulgrew; Sylvia Mulgrew; Eric Mulgrew; Sampson; Jason Mulgrew (villain, introduction, death)
The evil that men do lives after them!
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FlagKid Eternity #3 published January 1946
was The Evil That Men Do Lives after Them [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Title from Kid Eternity #3.
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The Line of DC Super-Stars

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House ad for various DC comics.
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[untitled]

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L-278
Letters of comment from Tim Oswald, Andy Whitehead, Guy Lillian III, William F. Wu and John Leasure.
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Chapter 3: The Resurrection of Paul Kirk

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Subject Matter
superhero
the Council (flashback)
Christine finally locates a wounded Manhunter and learns who he is and how he came to be.
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FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #126 published January 1975
as The Resurrection of Paul Kirk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGigant #1/1975 published January 1975
as Kapitel 3: Den återuppståndne Paul Kirk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagManhunter #1 published May 1984
as The Resurrection of Paul Kirk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagBatman #3 published September 1984
as A Ressurreição de Paul Kirk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagManhunter: The Special Edition #[nn] published September 1999
as Chapter 3: The Resurrection of Paul Kirk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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L-273
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Free 1974 Catalog - 1600 Novelties

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Ideal Presents the Exciting Adventures of Evel Knievel

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inside back cover
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Another Adventure with the Ready Rangers

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Ad for Aurora's Ready Ranger Mobile Field Headquarters.
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