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252February 1958
$0.10

Detective Comics #252

DC · February 1958 · on sale 1957-12-22

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Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#252
Publication date
February 1958
Key date
1958-02-00
On-sale date
1957-12-22
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 Creature from the Green Lagoon!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2The Creature from the Green Lagooncomic story12script: Dave Wood; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cory Blane (film producer); Professor Carter (technical producer); Charles Devon (big-game hunter, technical producer); Tod Martin (villain, Blane's assistant, introduction); Locto (mechanical creature, villain, death)
3You've Got a Comet by the Tailpromo (ad from the publisher)1
4-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
5Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comicsstatement of ownership0.33script: J. S. Liebowitz
6The Flushing Remonstrancepublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
7The Menace of the Super Weaponscomic story6script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaMartian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Waldo Wilson (intro, villain)
8Danger Trailtext story1letters: typeset
9-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis; Commissioner
10The Undersea Citycomic story6pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Horace Wakely (intro)
12Jail Jestscomic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffSpike; Schultz

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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