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353July 1966
$0.12

Detective Comics #353

DC · July 1966 · on sale 1966-05-26

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Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#353
Publication date
July 1966
Key date
1966-07-00
On-sale date
1966-05-26
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBarry Allen, Batman, The Flash, Dick Grayson, Mark Mardon, Robin, Bruce Wayne, The Weather Wizard
1The Weather Wizard's Triple-Treasure Thefts!comic story14.34script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Mark Mardon, Robin, Bruce Wayne, The Weather Wizard
2Riddle Me This!-- Why Is a Carrot Like a DC Magazine?promo (ad from the publisher)0.33The Riddler
3-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
4-in-house column0.5letters: typeset
5Natural Beauty -- Everybody's Fightpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
6Riddle Me This!-- Why Are the Inferior Five Appearing in Showcase?promo (ad from the publisher)0.33The Riddler
7-letters page1letters: typeset
8The Puzzling Prophecies of the Tea Leaves!comic story8.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Carmine Infantino; letters: Gaspar SaladinoRalph Dibny, Sue Dearbon Dibny, The Elongated Man

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CollectionYear
Showcase Presents the Elongated Man #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1042-7; 1-4012-1042-2
2006On eBay ›
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X
2005On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Batman #2
ISBN 978-104012-1362-6
2007On eBay ›
Tales of the Batman: Carmine Infantino #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4755-3
2014On eBay ›

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