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Issue: Detective Comics #230
Publication Date: April 1956
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Issues: #230 of 883 Issues (1409 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: 02/21/1956
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 13 (4 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 Mad Hatter of Gotham City!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch]
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Mad Hatter of Gotham City

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Brumer (sculptor); Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch; also as Brumer] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The Mad Hatter wants to add Batman's cowl to his collection of hats, and he goes through a series of elaborate schemes to secure it, which he does.
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In Content Item: FlagBatman Annual #3 published January 1962
as The Mad Hatter of Gotham City [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #24/1967 published December 1967
as Der Hut-Marder von Gotham City [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #15 [Direct] published November 1981
as The Mad Hatter of Gotham City [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 published June 2009
as The Mad Hatter of Gotham City [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: 1966 Batman TV Series, episodes 69 ("The Contaminated Cowl") and 70 ("The Mad Hatter Runs Fowl"), were based on this story.

1st appearance of the second Mad Hatter. The first Mad Hatter appeared in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #49 (October-November 1948). This Mad Hatter is later revealed as an impostor.
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The One and Only Superman

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman
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Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Batman Whirly-Word Game
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]
First Line: This always has the last word!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: puzzle
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The Man of a Hundred Hoaxes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Roy Raymond; Karen; Daniel Martin (villain)
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: Golly, I haven't played baseball in years!
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Pages: 2
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Detectives with 1,000 Skills

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, mystery, non-fiction
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Pages: 2
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The Sleuth Without a Clue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; aka John Jones]; Farrow Gang [Barney Bennett; others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis: The Blazer Comet takes away Jones' powers for 24 hours but he must still track down the Farrow Gang.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 published September 2007
as The Sleuth without a Clue [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Manhunter uses super hearing for the first time.
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Binky Says: "It's Fun to Belong!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Character(s): Binky
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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