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390August 1969
$0.15

Detective Comics #390

DC · August 1969 · on sale 1969-06-26

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#390
Publication date
August 1969
Key date
1969-08-00
On-sale date
1969-06-26
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Masquerader
1If the Coffin Fits -- Wear It!comic story14.17script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Joe Giella; letters: John CostanzaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Masquerader [Sam Tweed]
2Summertime Begins with...promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Henry Scarpelli; inks: Henry Scarpelli; letters: Gaspar Saladino
3-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
4Dynamite's Coming!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp
5Countdown to Chaos!comic story7.67script: Mike Friedrich; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Joe LettereseRobin [Dick Grayson]; Sandy Cole; Craig Rockland
6Who Are the Gorgeous Girls in the Life of Jimmy Olsen?promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar Saladino

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