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329July 1964
$0.12

Detective Comics #329

DC · July 1964 · on sale 1964-05-28

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#329
Publication date
July 1964
Key date
1964-07-00
On-sale date
1964-05-28
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Alley Awards - Best Comic Book Cover (1964).

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
0Castle with Wall-to-Wall Danger!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2Castle with Wall-to-Wall Danger!comic story14.34script: John Broome; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Albert Maunch; VILLAIN: Vincent Maunch [Frank Pragnel]
4Names Do Hurt!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
6-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
7Watch for the First 80 Page Superboy Annual!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
10-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
12Puzzle of the Purple Pony!comic story9.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Carmine InfantinoElongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny; Jimmy Crowder; Nora (schoolmarm)
14The Whole Batman Family!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5

Plus 6.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman #2351971On eBay ›
The Batman Gallery #11992On eBay ›
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-441976On eBay ›
Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-932-9		2003On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Batman #1
ISBN 1-4012-1086-4		2006On eBay ›
Showcase Presents the Elongated Man #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1042-7; 1-4012-1042-2		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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