Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1960-06-28
Editing: Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #282 Edit Cover
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Batman's Interplanetary Rival!
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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tal-Dar

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Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]
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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page

Batman's Interplanetary Rival
(Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Joe Hackett (intro, villain); Zan-Rak (intro, villain); Tal-Dar
Reprints (1)

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
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House of Secrets; My Greatest Adventure; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Superman Says... "Lend a Friendly Hand!"
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Superman / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; superhero

Presenting the Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told!
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Giant Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Mirages That Went Mad
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Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Jonathan (intro, villain)
Reprints (2)

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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.33 page

Shadow in the Storm
(Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page

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typeset

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Lefty Looie / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I've been here a long time, Lefty!
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Lefty Looie; 1041

The Girl with the Martian Powers
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Martian Manhunter / comic story / 6.67 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Diane Meade (supporting); Cleat Groves (intro, villain)
Synopsis:
When Diane has to testify against a vicious criminal a strange meteor appears to give her super powers.
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

Journey Into a Fantastic New World Beneath the Earth!
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The Brave and the Bold; Cave Carson / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

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Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page

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150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page

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American Youth Sales Club Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Batman's Interplanetary Rival!
    Batman and Robin
  2. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. Batman's Interplanetary Rival
    Batman and Robin
  4. Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
    House of Secrets; My Greatest Adventure; Strange Adventures
  5. Superman Says... "Lend a Friendly Hand!"
    Superman
  6. Presenting the Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told!
    Giant Superman Annual
  7. The Mirages That Went Mad
    Roy Raymond TV Detective
  8. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  9. Shadow in the Storm
  10. ["I've been here a long time, Lefty!"]
    Lefty Looie
  11. The Girl with the Martian Powers
    Martian Manhunter
  12. Journey Into a Fantastic New World Beneath the Earth!
    The Brave and the Bold; Cave Carson
  13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  14. [no title indexed]
    Frontier Cabin
  15. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  16. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  17. [no title indexed]
    American Youth Sales Club Cards
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  • Nick Caputo
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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