Publishers / DC / Detective Comics (1937) / #456
456February 1976
$0.25

Detective Comics #456

DC · February 1976 · on sale 1975-11-27

How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#456
Publication date
February 1976
Key date
1976-02-00
On-sale date
1975-11-27
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Death Kiss!cover1pencils: Ernie Chan; inks: Ernie Chan; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John WorkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Angie Larner; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (head shot)
1Death-Kisscomic story12script: Elliot S! Maggin; pencils: Ernie Chua; inks: Ernie Chua; letters: John WorkmanBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Dick Grayson] (hallucination); Thomas Wayne (hallucination); Martha Wayne (hallucination); Frank Demaree; Marie Demaree; Angie Larner
2-letters page1script: Bob Rozakis
4The Un-Stretchable Sleuthcomic story6script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; letters: Ben OdaElongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0659-X
2005On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1241975On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Before you buy

  • Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
  • Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
  • Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com