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Detective Comics #388

DC · Series began 1937 · June 1969

Dates

Cover date
June 1969
On sale
April 29, 1969
Pages
36

Values

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Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Irv Novick, Bob Brown, Gil Kaneinks: Irv Novick, Joe Giella, Murphy Andersonletters: Gaspar Saladinoscript: John Broome, Julius Schwartz, Frank Robbins

Stories

  • Public Luna-tic Number One! · Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder · 13.17 pages
  • Surprise! This'll Kill You! · 9.67 pages

    A fake Batman appears in this story, as well as a costume party with people dressed as Superman, the Flash, and Green Lantern.

Publisher’s description

The Joker steals an antigravity device and uses it to facilitate his robberies and to trap Batman and Robin. A fake Batman appears in this Batgirl backup story.

Reprinted in

Superman Supacomic (1959), Batman in the Sixties (1999), Showcase Presents: Batman (2006), Showcase Presents: Batgirl (2007), Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2018), The Joker: His Greatest Jokes (2019)

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