(March 1966)
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- On-sale date:
- 1966-01-27
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age US; Standard Silver Age US; Standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint; Glossy
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched; Squarebound
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
First Direct Currents column previewing upcoming comics in Detective Comics.
Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?
public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
The Blockbuster Breaks Loose!
Batman / comic story / 13.33 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks:
- Joe Giella
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Blockbuster [Mark Desmond](villain); Roland Desmond; the Outsider
- Reprints:
-
in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #85 (Circa September 1966) -
in Batman Family (DC, 1975 series) #9 (January-February 1977) - in Batman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] (March 1999)
- in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Two pages of sequence are 2/3rds of a page.
["Here sonny, give me your hand. I'll take you across the street."]
Casey the Cop / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Casey the Cop
Painting a model car!
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
[no title indexed]
Batman's Hot-Line / letters page / 1 page
Credits
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from Richard Flinchbaugh, Marvin Opotowsky, Gregory Kopko, Max Southall and Henry Goldman.
The 13 O'Clock Robbery!
Elongated Man / comic story / 9.66 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils:
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks:
- Carmine Infantino
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny
- Reprints:
- in Showcase Presents The Elongated Man (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([July] 2006)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Blockbuster Breaks Loose!
Batman -
1.
Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?
-
2.
The Blockbuster Breaks Loose!
Batman -
3.
["Here sonny, give me your hand. I'll take you across the street."]
Casey the Cop -
4.
Painting a model car!
Cap's Hobby Hints -
5.
[no title indexed]
Batman's Hot-Line -
6.
The 13 O'Clock Robbery!
Elongated Man
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