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198August 1953
$0.10

Detective Comics #198

DC · August 1953 · on sale 1953-06-29

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#198
Publication date
August 1953
Key date
1953-08-00
On-sale date
1953-06-29
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Lord of Batmanor!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1The Line of Starspromo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Lord of Batmanor!comic story12script: Leigh Brackett, Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Angus McLaughlie [The Lord of Batmanor] (death); Commissioner James Gordon; Sam Smathers (villain, American detective); Smather's gang (villains)
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6Robotman --- On the Loose!comic story5.67pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa
9Binky Shows "How to Spend a Summer Week!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
10Destination -- Mars!comic story5.67pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond
12Witness on Wiretext article2letters: typeset
13-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
14Bring in Pow-Wow Smith Dead!comic story8pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard Starr

Plus 6.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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