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444December 1974-January 1975
$0.60

Detective Comics #444

DC · December 1974-January 1975 · on sale 1974-09-26

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#444
Publication date
December 1974-January 1975
Key date
1974-12-00
On-sale date
1974-09-26
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.60
Pages
100
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Bat-Murderer!cover1pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Talia Al Ghul; James Gordon; Star Hawkins (head shot); Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (head shot); Robin [Dick Grayson] (head shot); Kid Eternity (head shot); Roy Raymond (head shot)
2Detective Comicstable of contents1pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson
3Bat-Murderer!comic story12script: Len Wein; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; letters: Jim Aparo; editing: Julius SchwartzTalia Al Ghul; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Scrag Donovan; Roger Barton; Elizabeth Baylor
4Dick Grayson Detective!comic story10script: David Vern; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyDick Grayson [Robin]; Batman (cameo)
5Bat-Puzzleactivity1script: Bob Rozakis
6The Case of the Martian Witness!comic story8script: John Broome; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Bernard SachsStar Hawkins
10Comedy Cover Capersillustration1pencils: Carmine Infantino, Sheldon Moldoff, Irv Novick; inks: Murphy Anderson, Irv Novick
11The International Sky Police!comic story8pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard StarrRay Foster
14Most Pages For Your Moneypromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (various); inks: ? (various); colors: ? (various)
16The Man Called Unknowncomic story11pencils: Pete Riss; inks: Pete RissKid Eternity
19-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typesetBatman; Cary Bates (as a caricature); Robin
20The Good-Luck Prophetcomic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond
22Now You Can Get the Copies You've Missedpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (various); inks: ? (various); colors: ? (various); letters: ?; typeset
23Here is the Answer to the Puzzle on page 26activity0.33letters: typeset
25The Case of the Haunted Horse!comic story8script: Joe Millard; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex TothSierra Smith
26-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
27Here is the Original Dialogue for the Covers on page 37illustration0.5pencils: Carmine Infantino
28Circus Beatcomic story6script: Dick Wood; pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraWalter Parker
29The Magical Mystery Mirrorcomic story8script: Mike W. Barr; pencils: Ernie Chua; inks: Ernie Chua; editing: Julius SchwartzElongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny; Janice Fell; Dennis Fell; Amos Fell
30-letters page2script: Bob Rozakis

Plus 13 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

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