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220June 1955
$0.10

Detective Comics #220

DC · June 1955 · on sale 1955-04-26

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Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#220
Publication date
June 1955
Key date
1955-06-00
On-sale date
1955-04-26
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Mystery of the Second Batman and Robin Team!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Second "Batman and Robin" Team!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris
3-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5-comic story1script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
6Three Tests for a Chief!comic story6script: Otto Binder; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa
7-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
8Robot Detectivetext article2script: Jack Miller
9Batman; Mystery in Spacepromo (ad from the publisher)1
10The Super-Whopper Club!comic story6pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira
12Buzzy Says: "There May Be a Career in Health for You!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 3.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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