Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1958-12-24
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #264 Edit Cover
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Peril at Playland Isle!
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Carter

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Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]
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The National Sports Council Books / advertisement / 1 page

Peril at Playland Isle
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Batman and Robin / comic story / 11.67 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Charles Barden (millionaire, death); Edith Barden (Barden's daughter); Macklin (Edith's fiance); Wilton (Barden's nephew); Pete Conn (villain, death); Carter (villain, introduction, Barden's business friend)
Synopsis:
When the wealthy builder of a new amusement park is killed, Batman and Robin nearly lose their lives tracking down the real killer.
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[no title indexed]
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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

Just One Second!
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The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Warden Willis / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Warden, my cellmate must be planning an escape!
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Warden Willis
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The Golden Lie Detector
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Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 5.67 pages

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Pencils:
Ruben Moreira (signed)
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Ruben Moreira (signed)
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  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Malko (intro); Peter Zembler (intro, villain)
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[no title indexed]
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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

The Magic Card!
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public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy

Web of Guilt
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text story / 1 page

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typeset
  • Genre:adventure

[no title indexed]
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Bullseye Billy / comic story / 0.67 page

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  • Genre:humor; western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sheriff, Deadshot Dugan is in town!
Characters:
Bullseye Billy
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[Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics]
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statement of ownership / 0.33 page

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typeset

Indexer Notes

Date of Filing: October 1, 1958.
published by National Comics Publications
575 Lexington Ave, NY, NY
Editor: F. Whitney Ellsworth
Owners: H. Donenfeld, J S. Liebowitz, P. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S Sampliner, F Iger, I Donenfeld, S Iger, A Donenfeld, L Liebowitz, J.Liebowitz, H Donenfeld Foundation, Estate of R. Liebowitz

Menace of the Martian Weapons!
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Martian Manhunter / comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The Buggsy Roach Gang (intro, villain)
Synopsis:
A cache of Martian weapons falls to Earth and into Buggsy Roach's hands.
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Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
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Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Help! A man shot a gun at me!
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Casey the Cop
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Lotta-Stamps-a-Month Club / advertisement / 1 page

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

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150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Peril at Playland Isle!
    Batman and Robin
  2. [no title indexed]
    The National Sports Council Books
  3. Peril at Playland Isle
    Batman and Robin
  4. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. Just One Second!
    The Flash
  6. ["Warden, my cellmate must be planning an escape!"]
    Warden Willis
  7. The Golden Lie Detector
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  8. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  9. The Magic Card!
  10. Web of Guilt
  11. ["Sheriff, Deadshot Dugan is in town!"]
    Bullseye Billy
  12. [Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comics]
  13. Menace of the Martian Weapons!
    Martian Manhunter
  14. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  15. ["Help! A man shot a gun at me!"]
    Casey the Cop
  16. [no title indexed]
    Lotta-Stamps-a-Month Club
  17. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  18. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
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