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332October 1964
$0.12

Detective Comics #332

DC · October 1964 · on sale 1964-08-27

First appearance: Trix Rabbit
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#332
Publication date
October 1964
Key date
1964-10-00
On-sale date
1964-08-27
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Trix Rabbit - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Joker's Last Laugh!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Joker, Bruce Wayne
1Smoking Is for Squares!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
2The Joker's Last Laugh!comic story14.34script: John Broome; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman, Dick Grayson, Joker, Robin, Bruce Wayne
7-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
9-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typesetBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
10Scientific Crime Detectivescartoon0.5
12The Elongated Man's Other-World Wife!comic story8.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar SaladinoRalph Dibny, Sue Dearbon Dibny, The Elongated Man
14-cartoon0.25

Plus 8.74 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-932-9		2003On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Batman #1
ISBN 1-4012-1086-4		2006On eBay ›
Showcase Presents the Elongated Man #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1042-7; 1-4012-1042-2		2006On eBay ›
The Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-1808-9		2008On eBay ›
Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4755-3		2014On eBay ›
Legends of the DC Universe: Carmine Infantino #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77952-166-8		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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