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237November 1956
$0.10

Detective Comics #237

DC · November 1956 · on sale 1956-09-23

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Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#237
Publication date
November 1956
Key date
1956-11-00
On-sale date
1956-09-23
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 Search for a New Robin!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2Search for a New Robincomic story10pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; group of racketeers (villain)
3-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop; Mr. Van Moolah
5Bunky's Special Election Exhibitpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira SchnappBinky Biggs
6-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
8Fingers of Flamecomic story5.67pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira; colors: Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond; Karen; Dutch Jones (villain, introduction)
10Airline Detectivetext article2script: Jack Miller
11Here Are the Prizes in the Giant Slogan Contestpromo (ad from the publisher)3letters: typeset
12The Sleuth Who Went to Jailcomic story6script: George Kashdan; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa; letters: Pat GordonMartian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; aka John Jones]; Captain Harding; group of mobsters (villains)

Plus 6.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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