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135May 1948
$0.10

Detective Comics #135

DC · May 1948 · on sale 1948-03-22

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#135
Publication date
May 1948
Key date
1948-05-00
On-sale date
1948-03-22
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The True Story of Frankensteincover1pencils: Win Mortimer, Bob Kane; inks: Win Mortimer, Charles Paris; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ivan
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.67
3The True Story of Frankenstein!comic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Carter Nichols; Baron Frankenstein; Ivan (villain, Frankenstein's assistant, death); Count Mettern (villain, Frankenstein's cousin, death)
6Unscrambled Proverbs!comic story5pencils: Lee Harris; inks: Lee HarrisAir Wave [Larry Jordan]
8The Chimp and the Chump!comic story7pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanSlam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
11Weatherprooftext story2script: John Pollard
14Crimes by Television!comic story12pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Steve BrodieThe Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Andre Chavard; Tex; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Jan Haasan]

Plus 12 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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