Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #317

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1963-05-29

Editing: Jack Schiff (credited) (editor)

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Secrets of the Flying Bat-Cave!

(Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:	Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Huh? It's the Flying Bat-Cave -- that cloud was a tricky camouflage to hide it!

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Flying Bat-Cave

Reprints (1)

in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #201 (16 de enero de 1964)

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: Printed in U.S.A.

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from ad in Batman Annual #5 and copyright registration.

[no title indexed]

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Secrets of the Flying Bat-Cave

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Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages

Script:	Bill Finger
Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:	Charles Paris
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Feature Logo:Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder
First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ulp! A huge metal hand -- coming out of the Flying Bat-Cave!

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Flying Bat-Cave; The Condor Gang; Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis:: Batman builds a flying Bat-Cave to take to the Police Convention.; in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #68 (December 1963)
in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #201 (16 de enero de 1964)
in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #7/1967 ([juli] 1967)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/.

Try a Tongue Teaser!

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

A Tree Grows on Second Street

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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:	Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:	?
Letters:	Joe Letterese

Genre:advocacy

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Say, what are you Badgers up to?

Indexer Notes

The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.

[no title indexed]

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

The Challenge of the Alien Robots

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Martian Manhunter / comic story / 11.67 pages

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

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Th-those robots are unleashing their whole arsenal of powers -- and the Manhunter is going down!

Characters:

Diane Meade; Zook; Captain Harding; alien robot bandits; Jasper Dowd; Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]

Synopsis:: Manhunter battles alien robots that have fallen into the hands of an Earth criminal.; in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #201 (16 de enero de 1964)
in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([July] 2009)

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

[no title indexed]

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Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:I saw a burglar go in there.

Characters:

Casey the Cop

Reprints (1)

in Batman (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #201 (16 de enero de 1964)

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 8 of "The Challenge of the Alien Robots."

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

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Missile Attack / advertisement / 0.5 page

Airline Sleuths

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text article / 1 page

Script:	?
Letters:	typeset

Genre:non-fiction

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Recently, three men, acting on inside information, gained entry into a large airliner whose flight had been delayed for technical reasons.

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of "The Challenge of the Alien Robots."

Secrets of the Flying Bat-Cave! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Secrets of the Flying Bat-Cave (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages

Indexer Notes

Try a Tongue Teaser! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

A Tree Grows on Second Street (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page

Indexer Notes

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

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

The Challenge of the Alien Robots (Table of Contents: 6)

Martian Manhunter / comic story / 11.67 pages

Indexer Notes

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page

Indexer Notes

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

Missile Attack / advertisement / 0.5 page

Airline Sleuths (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Great Masterpieces (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 1 page

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Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

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Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page

Secrets of the Flying Bat-Cave!

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[no title indexed]

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The Secrets of the Flying Bat-Cave

(Table of Contents: 2)

Try a Tongue Teaser!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

A Tree Grows on Second Street

(Table of Contents: 4)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

The Challenge of the Alien Robots

(Table of Contents: 6)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 7)

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[no title indexed]

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Airline Sleuths

(Table of Contents: 11)

Great Masterpieces

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Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations

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[no title indexed]

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