(March 1979)

DC, 1955 Series
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Volume
25
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale date
1978-12-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics, Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893044003
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Paul Levitz (editor); Vince Colletta (art director)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
Paper Stock
Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #112-117, 120, 200)
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

This issue has variants.

On-sale date from Comic Reader #163.

The Night the Mob Stole Xmas (Table of Contents)

Batman; Plastic Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?
Job Number
C-911
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Plastic Man; Santa Claus
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Cover Thumbnail for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #148 Cover Thumbnail for The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #148 [British]
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The Night the Mob Stole Xmas! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman; Plastic Man / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Joe Staton (layouts); Jim Aparo
Inks
Jim Aparo
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Job Number
J-5842
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Plastic Man; James Gordon; Big Jake Doyle
Synopsis
Batman and Plastic Man stop an untaxed cigarette smuggling operation run by the mob.
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Indexer Notes

Staton layouts revealed in the letters section.

Wonder Woman vs. "The Cheetah" (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Wonder Woman; Hostess Cup Cakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Brave and Bold Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-208

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Mat Krewet, David B. Kirby, Bill Hope Jr. and David A. Jones.

Volume 78 Issue 50 - Week of December 25, 1978 (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Night the Mob Stole Xmas
    Batman; Plastic Man
  2. 1. The Night the Mob Stole Xmas!
    Batman; Plastic Man
  3. 2. Wonder Woman vs. "The Cheetah"
    Wonder Woman; Hostess Cup Cakes
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Brave and Bold Mailbag
  5. 4. Volume 78 Issue 50 - Week of December 25, 1978
    Daily Planet
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