Detective Comics #312

(February 1963)

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The World of Dinosaurs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret of Clayface's Power (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]

Genre

superhero

Characters

Clayface [Matt Hagen]; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]

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World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Jail Jests / comic story / 0.67 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

You the new man here? Sit down.

Genre

humor

Synopsis

After the prison's barber shaves a prisoner's head, the prisoner paints his hair back on.

Keywords

barber; paint

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Jack Liebowitz

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Publisher: National Periodical Publications
575 Lexington Ave, NY, NY
Editor: Jack Schiff
Owners:Harry Donenfeld, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Iger, Jack Liebowitz, Paul Sampliner, S. Sampliner, Harry Donenfeld Foundation
avg circulations: 265,000

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Batman; Detective Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

2nd Smash Appearance in Showcase! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Showcase; Tommy Tomorrow / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Health Myths Debunked! (Table of Contents: 8)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

J'onn J'onzz's Pesky Partner (Table of Contents: 9)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller ?

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]; Zook; Captain Harding; Diane Meade; Doc Duggan

Synopsis

Doc Duggan and his gang, despite their super scientific weapons, are no match for the Manhunter and his new sidekick, Zook.

Reprints

• in Läderlappen (Centerförlaget, 1956 series) #7/1967 (1967-06-dd)
• in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([July] 2009)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Bob Hughes.

First appearance of J'onn's Martian Hideaway.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Horace Elmo

Pencils

Horace Elmo

Inks

Horace Elmo

Colors

?

Letters

Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How did all the sand get on the seashore?

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.

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Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Combat Sleuths (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page (report information)