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Issue: Detective Comics #217
Publication Date: March 1955
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Issues: #217 of 883 Issues (1380 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/25/1955
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint; glossy
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Mental Giant of Gotham City!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mental Giant [Barney Barrows]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 published June 2009
as A Collector's Item... [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Draw Me!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Mental Giant of Gotham City!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mental Giant [Barney Barrows] (villain, reforms); The Mental's Mob [Kyler; rest unnamed] (villains)
Synopsis: Wanting to be a Policeman terribly, young Barney Barrows discovers that he can't pass the mental test to become one. However, a freak explosion in the Police lab exposes Barney to radiation which swells his mental capacity and head. He figures out Batman's true identity and forces the Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder to do his bidding.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman Annual #3 published January 1962
as The Mental Giant of Gotham City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 published June 2009
as The Mental Giant of Gotham City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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Want a U. S. Government Job?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Franklin Institute
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey
First Line: This is your first day on the force, Hogan...
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Pages: 2
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Your United Nations at Work!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: non-fiction, opinion
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Pages: 1
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The World's Sea Fair!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Captain Compass [Mark Compass]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Little Pete
First Line: Gosh, it's awfully small!
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Pages: 0.5
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The Famous DC Symbol

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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Batman Whirly-Word Game
First Line: If you straighten this out...it will disappear!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: puzzle
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Laundry-Mark Sleuth

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
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Pages: 2
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The Unlucky Guest Stars!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Roy Raymond
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In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #8 published May 1957
as The Unlucky Guest Stars! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chem. Co.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Littleton Stamp Co.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Artistic Card Co., Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Seed Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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