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Issue: Detective Comics #397
Publication Date: March 1970
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Issues: #397 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/27/1970
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #76 and 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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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Orson Payne; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
First Line: Out of my way, Batman!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #21/1970 published October 1970
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagBatman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1971
as Detective Comics No. 397 March 1970 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #4/1971 published August 1971
as Kunstsamleren [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Illustrated by Neal Adams #2 published August 2004
as Detective Comics #397 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Gotiske netter [Alle Tiders Superhelter] #[nn] [1. opplag] published August 2005
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Collection - Neal Adams #2 published April 2009
as Detective Comics #397 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-362
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Paint a Picture of Peril!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Orson Payne; Cathy [Caterina Valance]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #21/1970 published October 1970
as Die kleine Meerjungfer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #4/1971 published August 1971
as Kunstsamleren [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLimited Collectors' Edition #C-44 published June 1976
as Paint a Picture of Peril! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Super Heroes v1 #5 published January 1981
as Paint a Picture of Peril! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman #1 published June 1989
as Paint a Picture of Peril! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Illustrated by Neal Adams #2 published August 2004
as Paint a Picture of Peril! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Gotiske netter [Alle Tiders Superhelter] #[nn] [1. opplag] published August 2005
as Skjønnhetssamleren [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBatman Collection - Neal Adams #2 published April 2009
as Ein Bild des Grauens! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14.17
Job Number: S-319
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Page 8 is a 2/3-page and page 15 is a 1/2-page.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-370
Disclose Notes: Letters from readers - Barbara Reader, Alan Brennert, Gary Skinner, E.B. Bruce, Alice Irma and Steve Berry.
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The Hollow Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Jason Bard; Orchid Killer [Max Tournov (computer date); also John Milman "handsome mugger"]
First Line: Setting herself up as bait...
Synopsis: Batgirl tries to track a killer who targets redheads.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLynvingen #5/1971 published November 1971
as Orkidé-morderen [Story on Interior Page(s)]page 1 removed
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Batgirl #1 published September 2007
as The Hollow Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
Job Number: S-284
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story continues from Detective Comics #396.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Average # copies per issue, previous year - 221,267.

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