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193March 1953
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Detective Comics #193

DC · March 1953 · on sale 1953-01-28

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#193
Publication date
March 1953
Key date
1953-03-00
On-sale date
1953-01-28
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Joker's Journal!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
2The Joker's Journal!comic story12script: David Vern; pencils: Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne; also as "Knuckles" Groat]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Joker; Bitsy Hogan (photo); Blinkers Holden (photo); Danny Troavers (photo); Jumbo Collins (photo); "Livid" Leeds (photo); Dooley Joss; Joe Baker (reporter)
3-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
7Roy Raymond's Rival!comic story5.67pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraKaren Duncan, Roy Raymond
9-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11Good Neighbor Spiritpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
12The Super Magnet!comic story6pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa
13Caging the Counterfeiterstext article2script: Jack E. Miller
14The Double Life of Pow-Wow Smithcomic story8pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard Starr

Plus 6.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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ISBN 978-1-77950-445-6		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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