Detective Comics #346

(December 1965)

Builders of the Future! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff ?

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

non-fiction; advocacy

Synopsis

Shows the importance of UNESCO funding in building schools in Africa.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Credits from Lionel English. Synopsis from Donald Dale Milne.

Batman's Inescapable Doom-Trap! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman; Batman and Robin / comic story / 13.34 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Joe Giella

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Carnado -- world-renowned as a showman and master escape artist -- was playing a dangerous role!

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [face left]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Eivol Ekdal (villain, introduction); Carnado

Synopsis

To prove to master escape artist Carnado that his latest death trap is inescapable, Eivol Ekdal lures Batman into the trap.

Reprints

• in Lynvingen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #4/1966 (1966)
• in Showcase Presents: Batman (DC, 2006 series) #2 ([August] 2007)
• in Batman: The TV Stories (DC, 2013 series) (2013 [March 2014])

Keywords

death-trap; escape artist; magician; story-adapted-into-a-TV-show

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 presented in 2 parts (with same overall title): unnumbered part I (7.67 pages) and Part 2 (5.67 pages).

This story formed the basis for the 1966 Batman TV episodes "Zelda the Great" and "A Death Worse Than Fate", switching the character of Carnado the magician/escape artist to Zelda the Great, played by Anne Baxter. The character of "Eivol Ekdal" the death-trap inventor, played on TV by actor Jack Kruschen, remains unchanged from comic to teleplay.

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Trik-Trak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Mystery in Space; Ultra the Multi-Alien / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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Cap's Hobby Center / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That model plane looks swell...

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.

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

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Tyco Toys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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80 Page Giant; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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238 Magic Tricks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Batman's Hot-Line / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Lawrence J. Joffe, Robert Allen, Mike Friedrich (future comics writer), Ben Creisler.

Biggest Christmas Surprise Ever! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

AMT Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Peephole to the Future! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

John Broome (sourced)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (sourced)

Inks

Sid Greene (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Suddenly one day Ralph Dibney, The Elongated Man, developed the astounding ability to glimpse the future.

Feature Logo

The Elongated Man

Genre

superhero

Characters

Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny

Reprints

• in Faucon Noir (Arédit-Artima, 1977 series) #8 (juillet 1978) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Showcase Presents: The Elongated Man (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([September] 2006)

A DC Offer (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Great Moments in Sport (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)