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Publishers / DC / Detective Comics (1937) / #418

418December 1971
$0.25

Detective Comics #418

DC · December 1971 · on sale October 28, 1971

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Identification plate

Series: Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue: #418
Publication date: December 1971
Key date: December 1971
On-sale date: October 28, 1971
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 52
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Return of the Creeper	cover	1	pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Batman; The Creeper [Jack Ryder]
1	...And Be a Villain!	comic story	18	script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: John Costanza	The Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Batman; Alfred Pennyworth; Dr. Yatz; Ishmael Yatz
2	The Kingpin is Dead!	comic story	8	script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; letters: John Costanza	Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; James Gordon; Jason Bard; Guy Townes; Floyd Marcus; Larry (the Blimp) Cooper; Mike Marcus
3	-	letters page	1	script: Julius Schwartz
4	The Case of the Careless Caretaker	comic story	3.67	pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp	Mr. Wilkins; Mr. Hammond; Mr. Finley; Mr. Brady
5	The Case of the Terrified Tenderfoot!	comic story	8	script: Joe Millard; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Frank Giacoia	Sierra Smith

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams #3 ISBN 1-4012-0407-4	2006	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Batgirl #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1367-1	2007	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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