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308October 1962
$0.12

Detective Comics #308

DC · October 1962 · on sale 1962-08-28

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Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#308
Publication date
October 1962
Key date
1962-10-00
On-sale date
1962-08-28
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Flame-Master!cover1pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappBatman; Flame-Master; Robin [Dick Grayson]
1Nature's Prize Pupil!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Flame-Mastercomic story12.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Sheldon MoldoffPete Dale [Flame-Master; Cyclone Man; Liquid Man; Earth-Man]; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]
4Batman; World's Finest Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
8Laboratory Sleuthstext article1letters: typeset
11-cartoon0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
13The Day John Jones Vanished!comic story11.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe CertaDiane Meade; Capt. Harding; King Leo; Baron Voto; Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]

Plus 7.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

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