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Issue: Detective Comics #445
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
On Sale Date: 11/28/1974
Volume: 39
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #112.
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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:  
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon; Roy Raymond (head shot); Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (head shot); Robin [Dick Grayson] (head shot); Dr. Mid-nite [Charles McNider] (head shot); Star Hawkins (head shot)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
S-1882
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Detective Comics

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
N-1216
Break-In at the Big House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Talia Al Ghul; James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ra's Al Ghul; "Brick" Milligan
Reprinting
FlagBatman Superband #3 published January 1978
as Einbruch ins Zuchthaus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagLynvingen #11/1980 published January 1980
as Innbrudd i fengselet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagLäderlappen #11/1980 published October 1980
as Efterlyst för mord [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Best of DC #9 [Direct Sales] published January 1981
as Break-In at the Big House [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
12
S-1854
Cops-of-All-Trades

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Reprinting
FlagGang Busters #42 published October 1954
was Cops-of-All-Trades [Story on Interior Page(s)]1st page only
 
Miscellaneous
1
N-1239
Second page of the original story is omitted.
The Case of the Robot-Spy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
mystery, science fiction
Star Hawkins; Ilda
Ilda goes undercover to find a band of jewel thieves without telling Hawkins, but her disguise is penetrated and she needs his help after all.
Reprinting
FlagStrange Adventures #116 published May 1960
was The Case of the Robot-Spy! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
N-1167
The Human Bomb!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
crime
Marty Moran Headline Hunter
Marty Moran
Reprinting
FlagBig Town #2 published February 1951
was The Human Bomb! [Story on Interior Page(s)]feature titled changed
 
Miscellaneous
10
N-1171
This is a reworked Big Town story, with the feature changed to Marty Moran Headline Hunter and Steve Wilson's name relettered to Monty Moran.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Strange Laws
I told you not to pass that red light!
Reprinting
FlagDetective Comics #281 published July 1960
was [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
N-1240
Four individual cartoon panels about strange laws.
The Swiss Border Patrol!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Manhunters Around the World
Willie Thal
Reprinting
FlagStar Spangled Comics #105 published June 1950
was The Swiss Border Patrol! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5.67
N-1169
A Police at Work feature.
The Case of the Crooked Gambler!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
A Perfect Crime Mystery
Reprinting
FlagGang Busters #5 published August 1948
was The Case of the Crooked Gambler! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3.5
N-1170
The Man Who Slept 200 Years!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Roy Raymond
Reprinting
FlagDetective Comics #222 published August 1955
was The Man Who Slept 200 Years! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
S-1240
Ten Miles to Nowhere!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny
Reprinting
FlagDetective Comics #327 published May 1964
was Ten Miles to Nowhere! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9.67
N-1168
Splash page shows mockup of a Flash cover with Flash and Kid Flash introducing this 1st solo adventure story for the Elongated Man.
24 Hours from Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
crime
Lieutenant Blackman
Reprinting
FlagGang Busters #25 published December 1951
was 24 Hours from Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
S-1211
Case of the Talking Shadows!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Myra Mason
Reprinting
FlagAll-American Comics #101 published September 1948
was Case of the Talking Shadows! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
N-1172
Credits from Craig Delich.
The Touchdown Trap!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Robin [Dick Grayson]; Harry "Hudson Hurricane" Hurley; George Benson; Frank McDonald
When the 1924 Hudson University Football team comes to campus to celebrate their winning of the championship 50 years earlier, one disgruntled player tries to blow up the team hero with an explosive football.
Reprinting
FlagLäderlappen #12/1975 published January 1975
as Fällan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperman #16/1975 published August 1975
as Der tödliche Ball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagLynvingen #12/1975 published December 1975
as Morderballen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder #1 published March 2008
as The Touchdown Trap! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
S-1853
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
S-1886
Letters of comment from William Nutt, Dan Veltri, Ken Wolf, Donwyn Newsome, Ron McLaughlin, Glenn Carnagey, Steve Thompson and Rod Learned.

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