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128October 1947
$0.10

Detective Comics #128

DC · October 1947 · on sale 1947-08-25

First appearance: Buzzy Brown
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#128
Publication date
October 1947
Key date
1947-10-00
On-sale date
1947-08-25
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Buzzy Brown - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Crimes in Reversecover1pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Dick Sprang; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2X Is for Unknownpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3Crime in esreveR!comic story12pencils: Paul Cooper; inks: Ray BurnleyBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; un-named prison Warden; Mr. Cartell (jewelry shop owner); Mrs. Tyler Vanderkill; The Joker (villain); Joker's gang (villains)
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1Buzzy Brown First
6The Bandits and the Bells!comic story6pencils: Lee Harris; inks: Lee HarrisAir Wave [Larry Jordan]; Static (his parrot); Limpy (villain)
8Shorty, the Medicine Man!comic story7pencils: John Daly; inks: John DalySlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
9Fireman for a Daytext story2script: Cliff Rhodes
10"Three-Ring" Binkscomic story4script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack FarrThree-Ring Binks
12Rip Carter, --Killer!comic story12script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Joe SimonThe Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Tex; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Andre Chavard; Jan Haasan; Percy Clearwater (introduction)]

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman Archives #6
ISBN 1-4012-0409-0		2005On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5
ISBN 978-1-4012-7870-0		2018On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #127128 of 883#129 ›

Sources

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