Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #311

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1962-11-29

Editing: Jack Schiff

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The Challenge of the Cat-Man!

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Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Dick Dillin
Inks:	Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp (sourced)

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Cat-Man [Thomas Blake]

Reprints (1)

in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #185 (26 de septiembre de 1963)

Indexer Notes

The cover does not appear to be Jim Mooney, as credited elsewhere.

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from World's Finest Comics #131 and copyright registration.

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Comicpac / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Challenge of the Cat-Man!

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Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages

Script:	Bill Finger
Pencils:	Jim Mooney
Inks:	Jim Mooney
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Cat-Man [Thomas Blake] (villain, introduction)

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Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Strange Old Laws / cartoon / 1 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff

Genre:humor; non-fiction

First Line of Dialogue or Text:I don't have to ride in that...

Reprints (1)

in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #260 (January-February 1975)

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Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Thief-Catchers

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text article / 1 page

Script:	?
Letters:	typeset

Genre:non-fiction

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(Table of Contents: 7)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page

Script:	Horace Elmo
Pencils:	Horace Elmo
Inks:	Horace Elmo
Colors:	?
Letters:	Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Which king of England was unable to speak English?

Reprints (1)

in Batman #122 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) (1977)

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Batman; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Invaders from the Space Warp

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Martian Manhunter / comic story / 11.67 pages

Script:	Jack Miller
Pencils:	Joe Certa
Inks:	Joe Certa
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Zook (intro); Diane Meade; R'Ell; Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]

Synopsis:: When alien criminals from another dimension escape to Earth, Manhunter rounds them all up, but they accidentally leave their pet Zook behind.; in Rommets Helter (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1965 series) #2/1966 (1966)
in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([July] 2009)

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Touchdown for Picasso!

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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:	Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:advocacy

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page

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150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Convoy Terror / advertisement / 1 page

104 Kings' Knights

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104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

Table of Contents ToC

Table of Contents

The Challenge of the Cat-Man!
Batman and Robin
[no title indexed]
Comicpac
Challenge of the Cat-Man!
Batman and Robin
["Follow the adventures of Batman and Robin..."]
Detective Comics
["I don't have to ride in that..."]
Strange Old Laws
[no title indexed]
Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual
The Thief-Catchers
["Which king of England was unable to speak English?"]
Quick Quiz
["This famous symbol is your guarantee..."]
Batman; World's Finest Comics
The Invaders from the Space Warp
Martian Manhunter
[no title indexed]
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Touchdown for Picasso!
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers
[no title indexed]
150 Civil War Soldiers
[no title indexed]
Convoy Terror
104 Kings' Knights
104 Kings' Knights
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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns

The Challenge of the Cat-Man! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Comicpac / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Challenge of the Cat-Man! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Strange Old Laws / cartoon / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Thief-Catchers (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Invaders from the Space Warp (Table of Contents: 9)

Martian Manhunter / comic story / 11.67 pages

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Touchdown for Picasso! (Table of Contents: 11)

public service announcement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 1 page

104 Kings' Knights (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

The Challenge of the Cat-Man!

(Table of Contents)

[no title indexed]

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Challenge of the Cat-Man!

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The Thief-Catchers

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(Table of Contents: 7)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

The Invaders from the Space Warp

(Table of Contents: 9)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Touchdown for Picasso!

(Table of Contents: 11)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

104 Kings' Knights

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