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338April 1965
$0.12

Detective Comics #338

DC · April 1965 · on sale 1965-02-25

First appearance: Doctor PolarisFirst appearance: Neal EmersonFirst appearance: John Starr
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#338
Publication date
April 1965
Key date
1965-04-00
On-sale date
1965-02-25
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 Doctor Polaris - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Neal Emerson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of John Starr - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Time Commander - 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
0Batman's Super-Powered Punch!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
2Batman's Power-Packed Punch!comic story7.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Joe GiellaBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
3-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Dick Grayson, Edward Nigma, Riddler, Robin, Bruce Wayne
4The Greatest Robberies of All Time!comic story0.5script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi
610 Issues of Detective for Only $1.00promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetBatman, Dick Grayson, Clark Kent, Robin, Superman, Bruce Wayne
7Batman's Power-Packed Punch! Part 2comic story6.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Joe GiellaBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
9-letters page1letters: typeset
11DC Does It Again!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, John Starr First, The Time Commander First, Bruce Wayne
12-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis
13Case of the Curious Compass!comic story9.6script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar SaladinoRalph Dibny, Sue Dearbon Dibny, The Elongated Man
14-promo (ad from the publisher)0.4pencils: Carmine Infantino, Mike Sekowsky; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappBarry Allen, Batman, Neal Emerson First, The Flash, Green Lantern, James Jesse, Hal Jordan, Killer Moth, Pied Piper, Doctor Polaris First, Princess Diana, Hartley Rathaway, Trickster, Drury Walker
15-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy AndersonBarry Allen, Captain Boomerang, Albert Desmond, Doctor Alchemy, The Flash, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Gorilla Grodd, Digger Harkness, Pied Piper, Hartley Rathaway
17Are You a Silent Witness?public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon MoldoffEd; Joe

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives #2
ISBN 1-4012-0772-3		2006On 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 ›
Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4755-3		2014On eBay ›

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