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Issue: Detective Comics #140
Publication Date: October 1948
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Issues: #140 of 883 Issues (1409 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/23/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 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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The Riddler!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Riddler [Edward Nigma]
First Line: Introducing a sensational new adversary of the partners in peril - the prince of puzzles
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In Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #140 published November 1948
as The Riddler [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler #[nn] published August 1995
as Covers [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #7 published January 2007
as Cover - Detective Comics #140 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #7 published January 2007
as Cover reprints [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Kodak Film

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kodak
First Line: Old sweet songs... and swell new snapshots!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Riddler

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; unnamed Mayor of Gotham City; Harrison Eagle (millionaire collector, introduction); The Riddler [Edward Nigma] (villain, origin, introduction)
First Line: Calling all mystery fans!
Synopsis: Having grown up an expert and a cheat when it came to solving puzzles, Edward Nigma decides to use this capacity to mystify the Police and Batman...as the Riddler!
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In Content Item: FlagBatman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1971
as The Riddler [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Featuring Two-Face and the Riddler #[nn] published August 1995
as The Riddler [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Archives #7 published January 2007
as The Riddler [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Johnny Mize

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
Character(s): Johnny Mize
First Line: Mize has "photo" eye at the plate-- seldom swings at a bad pitch.
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Pages: 1
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Bit-o-Honey Races to the Rescue!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Meet a Bit-o-Honey
Character(s): Teddy
First Line: Whee! Some speed!
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Pages: 1
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Robotman's Double Trouble!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]
First Line: This is how I deal with crooks-- my sledgehammer fist and my l-o-n-g reach!
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Pages: 6
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Cut-Out Model of "Daylight" Train

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kellogg's Variety
First Line: Easy to cut! Easy to put together!
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Pages: 1
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For Thrills! For Action!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Adventure Comics; Action Comics; Sensation Comics
Character(s): Superboy; Miss Davis; Superman; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
First Line: Ask for these magazines at your favorite newsstand!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo with illutrations from the covers for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #133 (by Wenzel & Roussos?), Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #125 (by Boring & Kaye), and Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #82 (by Peter?).
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Dog for a Day!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
First Line: Very often it takes a dogcatcher to catch a dog, but here's a new twist--
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: The following magazines all bear this trademark as your guarantee of the best in comic reading:
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bendix Coaster Brake
Character(s): Joe
First Line: Wow! Look at Joe go on his new bike!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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To the Moon and Back

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
First Line: Right this way, folks! Get your tickets for your ninety-eight hour trip to the Moon!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Spalding Football Book

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spalding
Character(s): Ken Strong; Sammy Baugh; Don Hutson; Sid Luckman; Chet Gladchuk
First Line: Hey, fellows! Send for this exciting, new...
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
Character(s): Bazooka the Bubble Boy
First Line: What's that big crowd watching?
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Pages: 1
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The Dictator from Alcatraz!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Andre Chavard; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Tex]
First Line: My name is Jumbo Miller... my business is any nifty racket.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Scribbly

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Scribbly
Character(s): Scribbly Jibbet; Ma Jibbet; Red Rigley; Snoony Jibbet; O'Hara
First Line: Congratulations, Scribbly! Your first book was an all-out sell-out!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Scribbly (DC, 1948 series) #2, with illustrations from the cover and from third story, page 10, panels 7-8.
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How Much Do You Really Know About Baseball?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Thom McAn
Character(s): Thom McAn
First Line: Since 1920, only 6 big-league sluggers have hit over .400 for one season. How many can you name?
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Pages: 1
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And to Think They Used to Call Me Skinny!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
Character(s): Charles Atlas
First Line: Give me 15 minutes a day and I'll give you a new body
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Hero on the Bench

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
Character(s): R.C.; Quickie; William Bendix
First Line: "Yeah!" "We won!" "Poor Quickie! Another game's over and he still hasn't played all season!"
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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