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276February 1960
$0.10

Detective Comics #276

DC · February 1960 · on sale 1959-12-29

First appearance: Bat-MiteFirst appearance: Captain Harding
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#276
Publication date
February 1960
Key date
1960-02-00
On-sale date
1959-12-29
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bat-Mite - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Captain Harding - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Return of Bat-Mite!cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBat-Mite First, Batman, Batwoman, Dick Grayson, Kathy Kane, Robin, Bruce Wayne
2The Return of Bat-Mitecomic story12.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles ParisBat-Mite First, Batman, Batwoman, Dick Grayson, Kathy Kane, Robin, Bruce Wayne
3Three Exciting New Adventurespromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
4Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Superboy
7-cartoon0.67pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Morris Waldinger
8Ownership, Management, and Circulation of Detective Comicsstatement of ownership0.33script: Jack Liebowitz
9The Great Space Hoaxcomic story6pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben MoreiraKaren Duncan, Roy Raymond
10-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis
11The Arrest That Failedtext story1letters: typeset
12The Crimes of John Jonescomic story5.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaCaptain Harding First, J'Onn J'Onzz, Martian Manhunter
13World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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