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336February 1965
$0.12

Detective Comics #336

DC · February 1965 · on sale 1964-12-31

First appearance: The OutsiderStoryline: Zatanna's Search
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#336
Publication date
February 1965
Key date
1965-02-00
On-sale date
1964-12-31
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

First appearance of The Outsider - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Batman's Bewitched Nightmare!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
1Superboy Says: "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappSuperboy
2Batman's Bewitched Nightmarecomic story14.34script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman, Dick Grayson, The Outsider First, Alfred Pennyworth, Robin, Bruce Wayne
3Green Lantern; The Flashpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
6Batmanpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
7Criminal Identification by Plastic Casts!comic story1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi
8-letters page2letters: typeset
9The House of "Flashy" Traps!comic story8.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Sid Greene; letters: Joe LettereseBarry Allen, Ralph Dibny, Sue Dearbon Dibny, The Elongated Man, The Flash, Mirror Master, Sam Scudder, Iris West Allen
1180-Page Giantpromo (ad from the publisher)1
12Hawkman; Justice League of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman #2341971On eBay ›
Detective Comics #4391974On eBay ›
JLA: Zatanna's Search #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0188-1		2004On eBay ›
Batman: The Dynamic Duo Archives #2
ISBN 1-4012-0772-3		2006On 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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