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Issue: Detective Comics #447
Publication Date: May 1975
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Issues: #447 of 883 Issues (1409 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: The Line of DC Super-StarsView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/25/1975
Volume: 39
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 23 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #115.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Creeper [Jack Ryder]
First Line: Enter the Creeper...and exit the Batman...dead!
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In Content Item: FlagBatman Superband #3 published January 1978
as Batman unter Mordverdacht [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1956
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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The Mummy

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; the Mummy
First Line: The Mummy has captured the professor and his beautiful daughter!
Synopsis: The Dynamic Duo stop a mummy's rampage with Hostess treats.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover; ad for Hostess Twinkies in sequential art form.
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Enter: The Creeper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Morris Middleman; Shirley Middleman
First Line: ...and on the local scene...the manhunt for the fugitive Batman goes on!
Synopsis: Journalist Jack Ryder denounces Batman for the murders of Talia and Ra's al Ghul, then goes into action as the Creeper to bring him in. During their fight, the arrival of assassins convinces the Creeper that Batman is being framed for the murders and the heroes agree to expose the scheme together.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman Superband #3 published January 1978
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #12/1980 published January 1980
as Lynvingen og Sniken [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #12/1980 published December 1980
as Döden går på zoo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #1/1981 published January 1981
as Döden går på cirkus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #9 [Direct Sales] published January 1981
as Enter: The Creeper [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: S-1936
Disclose Notes: Part four of a five-part story.
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Phantom Stranger cameo at bottom of page 2; was supposed to have been in the story but was cut out (all but this cameo).
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Electroman

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Subject Matter
First Line: What's happenin?
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Pages: 1
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Impossible?

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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
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Colorist(s): ? (page color, text color)
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Not for the super bodybuilding system!
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Never Finished High School?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Now you can get a diploma without going back
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Write Right Now!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ? (page color, text color)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): S. Schwarz & Co.
First Line: Write advertisers direct.
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Pages: 1
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Collect and Enjoy This Mint Series!

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Colorist(s): ? (various)
Letterer(s): typeset
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DC Makes Comic History - Two Holiday Specials for You!

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Colorist(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Centerfold house ad for Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-36 [Stories from the Bible] and Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-7 [All-Star Comics #3], including order form.
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New From DC

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (various)
Colorist(s): ? (various)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: On sale now!
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Pages: 1
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Now! Train at Home to Be a Veterinary Assistant

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Pets are big business...
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Pages: 0.5
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These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given to You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ? (text color)
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Coast-to-coast shortage of trained draftsmen
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Pages: 0.5
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Make Excellent Extra Cash

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ? (page color, text color)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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Super-Hero Stick-Ons!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (various)
Inker(s): ? (various)
Colorist(s): ? (various)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Stick your favorites up anywhere...in seconds!
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Pages: 0.5
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The Puzzle of the Pyramids

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Robin [Dick Grayson]; Clark Kent [Superman] (cameo); Fred Taylor; Chief Frank McDonald
First Line: Dick Grayson thought he was in for an uneventful night watching Hudson University students compete in a pyramid-building contest!
Synopsis: Hudson students have a pyramid building contest to help the University build its new art gallery to store some priceless papers. During the contest someone steals the papers and Robin has to figure out which student pulled the heist.
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In Content Item: FlagLäderlappen #1/1976 published January 1976
as Pyramidernas gåta [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #1/1976 published January 1976
as Pyramidegåten! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder #1 published March 2008
as The Puzzle of the Pyramids [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: S-1931
Disclose Notes: Credits for script confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The records credit Continuity Studios with the pencils and inks.

When asked about this, Bob Rozakis said: "[Martinez and Mazzaroli] were South American artists that Neal Adams convinced Julie Schwartz to give a try. You might notice that some of the character heads look like Neal did them rather than Martinez and Mazzaroli."
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Make Your First Big Step a Good One.

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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Ryder Technical Institute
First Line: With Ryder training.
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Pages: 1
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Novelty Ads

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Colorist(s): ? (page color)
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Your satisfaction is guaranteed
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Pages: 0.5
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Fast Track to a Cool Job!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: If you like to ride a cycle for fun...learn how to fix it for profit!
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (logo illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.67
Job Number: S-3947
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Charlie Steele, R. Kirk Forster and Antone Perry.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Statement of October 1, 1974
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 145,832
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 129,371
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10019
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Now! All Full Scale Battle Games Processed in 48 Hours

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Horizontal advertisement in a vertical page format.
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Prizes or Cash

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Letterer(s): typeset
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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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