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Publishers / DC / Detective Comics (1937) / #475
475February 1978
$0.35

Detective Comics #475

DC · February 1978 · on sale November 29, 1977

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#475
Publication date
February 1978
Key date
February 1978
On-sale date
November 29, 1977
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893046502
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Laughing Fishcover1pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John WorkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker
2The Laughing Fish!comic story17script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben OdaBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker; Silver St. Cloud; Rupert Thorne; Marko; James Gordon; G. Carl Francis
11Showcase #97 Presents Power Girlpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetPower Girl
13Make Way for the Explosive First Issue of Firestormpromo (ad from the publisher)1Firestorm
15The Most Spectacular Super-Hero Battle of All Time!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetSuperman; Muhammad Ali
17-public service announcement0.05letters: typeset
19DC Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: ?; typesetSuperman
20The Golden Age!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: ?; typesetJustice Society of America; The Freedom Fighters
21-letters page2script: Bob Rozakis

Plus 11.95 pages of advertisements and other matter across 16 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Shadow of the Batman #41986On eBay ›
The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-36-6		1989On eBay ›
Stacked Deck: The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0-681-41015-9		1990On eBay ›
The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0930289-36-6		1989On eBay ›
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X		2005On eBay ›
The Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-1808-9		2008On eBay ›

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Series context

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