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221July 1955
$0.10

Detective Comics #221

DC · July 1955 · on sale 1955-05-29

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#221
Publication date
July 1955
Key date
1955-07-00
On-sale date
1955-05-29
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Thousand-and-One Escapes of Batman and Robin!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2The Thousand-and-One Escapes of Batman and Robin!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Stan KayeBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale (flashback); Paul King (villain); Hippo (villain); Captain Shark (villain, flashback)
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1
4-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
5The Armada of Doom!comic story6script: Otto Binder; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaCaptain Compass
6-comic story0.67
8Binky Says "Family Projects Can Be Fun!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBinky
9The Amazing Scent Sleuthstext article2script: Joe Martin
10-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey
11The Human Geiger Countercomic story6pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond

Plus 4.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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