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Publishers / DC / Detective Comics (1937) / #404
404October 1970
$0.15

Detective Comics #404

DC · October 1970 · on sale August 27, 1970

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#404
Publication date
October 1970
Key date
October 1970
On-sale date
August 27, 1970
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Ghost of the Killer Skies!cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Enemy Ace
1Ghost of the Killer Skies!comic story15script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John CostanzaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Heinrich Franz; Enemy Ace
2Midnight Doom-Boycomic story7script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Ben OdaBatgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Jason Bard; Commissioner James Gordon; Veda; Billy Warlock
3-letters page2script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson

Where to read it

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Batman #14530
ISBN 0-448-14530-8		1977On eBay ›
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0930-289-35-8		1988On eBay ›
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-251974On eBay ›
Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams #2
ISBN 1-4012-0269-1		2004On eBay ›
The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[1]
ISBN 0930289-39-0; 978-0930289393		1989On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Batgirl #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1367-1		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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