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340June 1965
$0.12

Detective Comics #340

DC · June 1965 · on sale 1965-04-29

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Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#340
Publication date
June 1965
Key date
1965-06-00
On-sale date
1965-04-29
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Outsider Strikes Again!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBatman
1Happy Hobby Time!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappSuperboy; Frank
2The Outsider Strikes Again!comic story14.34script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Outsider; Aunt Harriet; James Gordon
710 Issues of Detective for Only $1.00promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
9Batman; The Flashpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
10Mystery of the Millionaire Cowboy!comic story9.67script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThe Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny
1280 Page Giant; Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)1
13Justice League of America; The Brave and the Bold; Teen Titanspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
14-letters page0.5script: Julius Schwartz

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

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