Detective Comics #340

(June 1965)

Happy Hobby Time! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superboy; Frank

Synopsis

Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and notes an expressive hobby can be life long enjoyment.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Credits from a list by Lionel English.

The Outsider Strikes Again! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 14.34 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin, the Boy Wonder

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Outsider; Aunt Harriet; James Gordon

Reprints

• in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #2/1968 ([februar] 1968)
• in Giant Batman Album (K. G. Murray, 1962 series) #28 ([1974] ?)
• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #255 (March-April 1974)
• in Batman et Superman Géant (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #10 (septembre 1978) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]]
• in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([October] 2006)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff.

Story is in two parts of 7.67 and 6.67 pages.

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G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Johnny Gets His Own Monster Koach! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

AMT Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

10 Issues of Detective for Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Batman; The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Mystery of the Millionaire Cowboy! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Elongated Man / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome (sourced)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (sourced)

Inks

Sid Greene (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny

Reprints

• in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #5 ([September 1965])
• in Faucon Noir (Arédit-Artima, 1977 series) #4 (septembre 1977) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Showcase Presents: The Elongated Man (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([September] 2006)

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Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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80 Page Giant; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Justice League of America; The Brave and the Bold; Teen Titans / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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Batman's Hot-Line / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Paul Thompson, Walt Smith, and Cary Bates.

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Lucky Charms / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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100 Magnets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)