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False |
False |
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No |
No |
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Printed |
Printed |
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No |
| Publication Date |
August 1939 |
August 1939 |
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None |
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None |
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None |
None |
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No |
No |
| Key Date |
1939-08-10 |
1939-08-10 |
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No |
| Price |
0.10 USD |
0.10 |
| Page Count |
(note: total sum of story page counts is 131) |
68 (note: total sum of story page counts is 64) |
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No |
No |
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Vincent Sullivan |
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No |
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Yes |
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False |
False |
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| 0. none (crime scene) cover, 1p |
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crime scene |
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crime |
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Fred Guardineer (signed as Guardineer) |
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Fred Guardineer; typeset |
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- In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990)
- In Batman Chronicles, The (DC, 2005 series) #1
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- In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990)
- In Batman Chronicles, The (DC, 2005 series) #1
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| 1. [The Return of Doctor Death] (Tha Batman) comic story, 10p |
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The Return of Doctor Death |
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Tha Batman |
Tha Batman |
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Gardner F. Fox |
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Bob Kane (signed); Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds) |
Bob Kane (signed); Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds) |
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The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Mrs. Jones; Doctor Death (villain, as Ivan Herd); Mikhail [villain, Death)
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The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Mrs. Jones; Doctor Death (villain, as Ivan Herd); Mikhail [villain, Death)
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Thought dead in a fire in his home, Dr. Death has survived, but is in need of funds to re-establish himself, so he sets his sights on diamonds owned by a Mrs. Jones. |
Thought dead in a fire in his home, Dr. Death has survived, but is in need of funds to re-establish himself, so he sets his sights on diamonds owned by a Mrs. Jones. |
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- In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990)
- In Batman Chronicles, The (DC, 2005 series) #1
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- In The Batman Archives (DC, 1990 series) #1 (June 1990)
- In Batman Chronicles, The (DC, 2005 series) #1
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| Notes |
Some info and synopsis asdded by Craig Delich 2-8-09. |
Some info and synopsis asdded by Craig Delich 2-8-09. |
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| 2. none (Crime Never Pays) filler, 1p |
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Crime Never Pays |
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No |
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? |
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Terry Gilkison (signed as T.G.) |
Terry Gilkison (signed as T.G.) |
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Terry Gilkison (signed as T.G.) |
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| 3. none (Oscar the Gumshoe) filler, 1p |
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Oscar the Gumshoe |
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1 |
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? |
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Bob Kane |
Bob Kane |
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Bob Kane |
Bob Kane |
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Bob Kane? |
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Oscar |
Oscar |
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Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-8-09. |
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-8-09. |
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| 4. Finger of Doom (Buck Marshall, Range Detective) comic story, 6p |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Buck Marshall, Range Detective |
Buck Marshall, Range Detective |
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western |
western |
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6 |
6 |
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No |
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? |
? |
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Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
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Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
Homer Fleming (signed as H. Fleming) |
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Buck Marshall |
Buck Marshall |
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Story printed in red and black only. |
Story printed in red and black only. |
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| 5. [The Dictator of the United States] (Spy) comic story, 6p |
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The Dictator of the United States |
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Spy |
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6 |
6 |
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No |
No |
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Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Jerry Siegel (signed) |
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Mart Bailey (signed) |
Mart Bailey (signed) |
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Mart Bailey (signed) |
Mart Bailey (signed) |
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? |
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? |
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Bart Regan |
Bart Regan |
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| 6. [The Old Man and the Kid] (Larry Steele, Private Detective) comic story, 6p |
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The Old Man and the Kid |
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No |
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comic story |
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Larry Steele, Private Detective |
Larry Steele, Private Detective |
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detective |
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6 |
6 |
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No |
No |
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? |
? |
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Will Ely (signed) |
Will Ely (signed) |
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Will Ely (signed) |
Will Ely (signed) |
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? |
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? |
? |
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Larry Steele |
Larry Steele |
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| 7. Shadowed (no feature) text story, 2p |
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Frank Thomas (signed) |
Frank Thomas (signed) |
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? |
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typeset |
typeset |
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| 8. The Crossbow Mystery (Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator) comic story, 6p |
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Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator |
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6 |
6 |
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No |
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? |
? |
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Fred Guardineer (signed) |
Fred Guardineer (signed) |
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Fred Guardineer (signed) |
Fred Guardineer (signed) |
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? |
? |
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Fred Guardineer |
Fred Guardineer |
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Speed Saunders |
Speed Saunders |
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| 9. The Tea Racketeers (Bruce Nelson) comic story, 6p |
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Bruce Nelson |
Bruce Nelson |
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detective |
detective |
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6 |
6 |
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No |
No |
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Tom Hickey (signed) |
Tom Hickey (signed) |
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Tom Hickey (signed) |
Tom Hickey (signed) |
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Tom Hickey (signed) |
Tom Hickey (signed) |
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? |
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? |
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Bruce Nelson |
Bruce Nelson |
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| 10. [The Imperial Insurance Swindle] (Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise) comic story, 6p |
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Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise |
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No |
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Sven Elven? |
Sven Elven? |
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Sven Elven (signed) |
Sven Elven (signed) |
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Sven Elven (signed) |
Sven Elven (signed) |
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? |
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Cosmo |
Cosmo |
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Story printed in red and black only. |
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| 11. [The Granville Insane Asylum] (Slam Bradley) comic story, 13p |
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The Granville Insane Asylum |
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Slam Bradley |
Slam Bradley |
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detective |
detective |
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13 |
13 |
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No |
No |
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Jerry Siegel (signed) |
Jerry Siegel (signed) |
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Joe Shuster (signed) |
Joe Shuster (signed) |
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Joe Shuster (signed) |
Joe Shuster (signed) |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan. |
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan. |
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