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242April 1957
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Detective Comics #242

DC · April 1957 · on sale 1957-02-19

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#242
Publication date
April 1957
Key date
1957-04-00
On-sale date
1957-02-19
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 Underworld Bat-Cave!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Brainy Walker (villain); Trigger Turner (villain); Rackets Reed (villain)
2The Underworld Bat-Cavecomic story12pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Brainy Walker (villain, intrduction); Trigger Turner (villain, introduction); Rackets Reed (villain, introduction)
4Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursingpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy Brown
5The Man Who Could Make Moneycomic story6pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond; Karen; Casper Creed (villain, introduction)
7-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis
8Trap for a Smugglertext story1letters: typeset
9-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop; Sarge; Commissioner
10Did You Enter the Superman DC National Comics Slogan Contest?promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
11The Thirty Fathom Sleuthcomic story6script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaMartian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; aka John Jones]; Captain Harding; Jack Platter (villain, introduction); Larry "Nitro" Bates (villain, introduction)

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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