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283September 1960
$0.10

Detective Comics #283

DC · September 1960 · on sale 1960-07-26

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Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#283
Publication date
September 1960
Key date
1960-09-00
On-sale date
1960-07-26
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Phantom of Gotham City!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Phantom [Pol]
2The Phantom of Gotham Citycomic story12.67pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Carter Wede (introduction, villain); The Phantom [Pol] (introduction)
3This Famous Symbol Is Your Guarantee...promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: John Forte, Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
4Bike Safety = Bike Fun!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
6Captives on the Mooncomic story5.67pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond; Karen Duncan
7Journey Into a Fantastic New World Beneath the Earth!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani; letters: Milt Snapinn, Ira Schnapp
8The Bullet That Boomerangedtext story1script: Jack Miller
9-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLefty Looie
11The Amazing One-Man Crewcomic story6.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa; letters: Stan StarkmanMartian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Jim Wilkes (introduction, villain)

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

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Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8
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