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400June 1970
$0.15

Detective Comics #400

DC · June 1970 · on sale 1970-04-30

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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#400
Publication date
June 1970
Key date
1970-06-00
On-sale date
1970-04-30
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Challenge of the Man-Bat!cover1pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]
2Challenge of the Man-Batcomic story16script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: John CostanzaMan-Bat [Kirk Langstrom] (origin, introduction); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; the Blackout Gang
6-letters page2script: Julius Schwartz
7A Burial for Batgirl!comic story8script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Milt SnapinnBatgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Hank Osher; Jack Markham; Amos Willard; Professor Huntington
10Take a Giant Step...promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar Saladino
11Unbelievable and Fantastic!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Neal Adams, Gil Kane; inks: Neal Adams, Gil Kane; letters: Gaspar Saladino

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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