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Issue: Detective Comics #447
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 02/25/1975
Volume: 39
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 23 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #115.
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
 
 

Statement of Ownership
 
 
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Creeper [Jack Ryder]
Enter the Creeper...and exit the Batman...dead!
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FlagBatman Superband #3 published January 1978
as Batman unter Mordverdacht [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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S-1956
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
The Mummy

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; the Mummy
The Mummy has captured the professor and his beautiful daughter!
The Dynamic Duo stop a mummy's rampage with Hostess treats.
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Inside front cover; ad for Hostess Twinkies in sequential art form.
Enter: The Creeper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Morris Middleman; Shirley Middleman
...and on the local scene...the manhunt for the fugitive Batman goes on!
Journalist Jack Ryder denounces Batman for the murders of Talia and Ra's al Ghul, then goes into action as the Creeper to bring him in. During their fight, the arrival of assassins convinces the Creeper that Batman is being framed for the murders and the heroes agree to expose the scheme together.
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FlagBatman Superband #3 published January 1978
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagLynvingen #12/1980 published January 1980
as Lynvingen og Sniken [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagLäderlappen #12/1980 published December 1980
as Döden går på zoo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagLäderlappen #1/1981 published January 1981
as Döden går på cirkus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Best of DC #9 [Direct Sales] published January 1981
as Enter: The Creeper [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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S-1936
Part four of a five-part story.
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Phantom Stranger cameo at bottom of page 2; was supposed to have been in the story but was cut out (all but this cameo).
Electroman

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Subject Matter
What's happenin?
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Impossible?

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Not for the super bodybuilding system!
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Never Finished High School?

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Now you can get a diploma without going back
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Write Right Now!

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Subject Matter
S. Schwarz & Co.
Write advertisers direct.
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Collect and Enjoy This Mint Series!

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DC Makes Comic History - Two Holiday Specials for You!

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Centerfold house ad for Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-36 [Stories from the Bible] and Famous First Edition (DC, 1974 series) #F-7 [All-Star Comics #3], including order form.
New From DC

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On sale now!
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Now! Train at Home to Be a Veterinary Assistant

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Pets are big business...
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These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given to You!

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Coast-to-coast shortage of trained draftsmen
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Make Excellent Extra Cash

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Super-Hero Stick-Ons!

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Stick your favorites up anywhere...in seconds!
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The Puzzle of the Pyramids

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Robin [Dick Grayson]; Clark Kent [Superman] (cameo); Fred Taylor; Chief Frank McDonald
Dick Grayson thought he was in for an uneventful night watching Hudson University students compete in a pyramid-building contest!
Hudson students have a pyramid building contest to help the University build its new art gallery to store some priceless papers. During the contest someone steals the papers and Robin has to figure out which student pulled the heist.
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FlagLäderlappen #1/1976 published January 1976
as Pyramidernas gåta [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagLynvingen #1/1976 published January 1976
as Pyramidegåten! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder #1 published March 2008
as The Puzzle of the Pyramids [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
S-1931
Credits for script confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The records credit Continuity Studios with the pencils and inks.

When asked about this, Bob Rozakis said: "[Martinez and Mazzaroli] were South American artists that Neal Adams convinced Julie Schwartz to give a try. You might notice that some of the character heads look like Neal did them rather than Martinez and Mazzaroli."
Make Your First Big Step a Good One.

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Subject Matter
Ryder Technical Institute
With Ryder training.
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Novelty Ads

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Your satisfaction is guaranteed
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Miscellaneous
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Fast Track to a Cool Job!

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If you like to ride a cycle for fun...learn how to fix it for profit!
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Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

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Miscellaneous
0.67
S-3947
Letters of comment from Charlie Steele, R. Kirk Forster and Antone Perry.
[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
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Statement of October 1, 1974
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 145,832
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 129,371
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10019
Now! All Full Scale Battle Games Processed in 48 Hours

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Miscellaneous
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Horizontal advertisement in a vertical page format.
Prizes or Cash

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Interior back cover.
Make Money Get Prizes

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With fast selling American seeds
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Back cover.

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