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255May 1958
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Detective Comics #255

DC · May 1958 · on sale 1958-03-25

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#255
Publication date
May 1958
Key date
1958-05-00
On-sale date
1958-03-25
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Death in Dinasaur [sic] Hall!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2Death in Dinosaur Hall!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles ParisBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Hale (museum curator, death); Albert Linke (museum taxidermist); Mario Hazzara; John Logan (master electrician); Mr. X [Carl Danton] (villain, introduction); Fingers Nolan (villain, introduction)
3The New Adventures of Charlie Chanpromo (ad from the publisher)1
4-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis; Jenks
5The Stranger from Saturncomic story6pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraRoy Raymond; Karen (supporting); a Saturnian [Rocky Watson] (intro, villain)
6Shots Heard 'Round the Campustext story1letters: typeset
7-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
8Buzzy Scoffs at "That Deep, Dark Secret!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy
9World-Wide Manhunt!comic story6script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaMartian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Horace Stone (intro, villain); John Blake; Adventurers' Club; Roger Drews; Ben Troy; Larry Hart

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

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