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Issue: DC Special #16
Publication Date: January 1975
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Issues: #16 of 29 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/13/1975
Volume: 5
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #115.
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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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Super-Heroes Battle Super-Gorillas

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #138 published July 1960
was Titano, The Super-Ape! [Illustration on Cover, Front]as cover vignette
From Content Item: FlagThe Flash #127 published March 1962
was Reign of the Super-Gorilla! [Illustration on Cover, Front]as cover vignette
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #339 published May 1965
was Batman Battles the Living Beast-Bomb! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagWonder Woman #170 published May 1967
was Wonder Woman -- Gorilla! [Illustration on Cover, Front]as cover vignette
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1953
Disclose Notes: Cover consists of small reprints of the covers of the issues that the interior stories come from. Color credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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Batman and the Mummy

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Batman Battles the Living Beast-Bomb!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Walter Hewitt (first appearance); Karmak the Gorilla (first appearance, villain)
First Line: The moment you overcome me, Batman...
Synopsis: Walter Hewitt, a loner scientist, develops a ray that gives him the abilities of animals. Unfortunately, something goes wrong and a gorilla gets his intelligence and forces him to commit crimes. Batman battles the gorilla but it uses the ray to gain Batman's abilities. The gorilla makes a bomb that will go off if he is defeated but Batman figures out how to stop the bomb from exploding.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #339 published May 1965
was Batman Battles the Living Beast-Bomb! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15.34
Job Number: N-1280
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story in two parts of 5.67 and 9.67 pages.
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Gorillas in Fact and Fiction

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Probably no animal has fired the imagination of man...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1944
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Wonder Woman -- Gorilla!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Princess Diana of Themyscira; Diana Prince]; Hippolyta; Space Gorilla King (villain, alien)
First Line: This will change you innto one of us, Amazon!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWonder Woman #170 published May 1967
was Wonder Woman -- Gorilla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
Job Number: N-1281
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The Reign of the Super-Gorilla!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]; William Dawson [Gorilla Grodd] (villain); Solovar; Boka; Denby; Denby's Son; Boss
First Line: There's only one place...
Synopsis: Gorilla Grodd, disguised as William Dawson, is released from prison. He travels back to a Gorilla City, transforms back into his gorilla self and irradiates himself with neo-magnetic radiation which makes anyone that sees him love him. After seeing how well it works on his fellow gorillas he travels to Central City and tries to get himself elected governor. Flash defeats him by making use of solar flare radiation.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Flash #127 published March 1962
was The Reign of the Super-Gorilla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14.67
Job Number: N-1278
Disclose Notes: For this reprint, the caption for the final panel of the last page has been modified to read "But Grodd did return...several times...to battle both The Flash and Superman. Will he be back again? Watch future issues of DC Magazines to learn the fantastic answer!" The original caption from Flash #127 read "But is Grodd -- behind heavy bars and in a darkened cell to prevent even the sight of him -- really helpless? Perhaps -- but perhaps not! Our advice is -- keep your eye on future issues of this magazine to play safe!" This modified caption was used for later re-printings as well.
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Titano the Super-Ape!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Kal-el; Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White (cameo); Titano (villain, origin retold); Superman Robot (cameo)
First Line: Taller than a building!
Synopsis: While testing an alien artifact, Superman accidentally transports Titano from the prehistoric past to the present day. Titano goes on a rampage across Metropolis until Superman can stop him.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #138 published July 1960
was Titano the Super-Ape! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: N-1279

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