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Detective Comics, #400

Published: June 1970

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Issue Contents:
Challenge of the Man-Bat!

Story Featuring Batman

Credits
Challenge of the Man-Bat

Story Featuring Batman

Credits
Story Notes

Many panels are reprinted in Batman: Robin Meets Man-Bat! [Book and Record Set] (Peter Pan, 1976 series) #PR30.

A Burial for Batgirl!

Story Featuring Batgirl , Story Featuring Robin

"During the whole of a dull, dark and soundless night..."

Storyline

Barbara Gordon has come to Hudson University to help with a Edgar Allan Poe festival. She discovers a murder and captures Hank Osher, who appears to be the murderer. Batgirl begins to believe that Hank has been framed and investigates further, which leads to her being captured and bricked into a wall.

Credits
Story Notes

Team-up between Batgirl and Robin; story continues in Detective Comics #401. Caricatures of Julie Schwartz and Gil Kane appear on page 5.

Letter Column Featuring Batman's Hot-Line

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Letters of comment from Jack Stein, Steve Beery, Leonard Uhley, Alan Brennert, Scott Gibson, Andy Friedman and Pam Kao.

Unbelievable and Fantastic!
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Story Notes

House ad for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #222 and The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #198, both on sale April 21. Bottom half of the page after the last page of the previous story sequence.

Take a Giant Step...
Credits
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House ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #227 [80 Page Giant #G-72], on sale April 14. Top half of the page after the last page of the previous story sequence.

New Raleigh Chopper Puts 'Em All Down!!!
Story Notes

Ad for the Chopper bike by Raleigh.

Story Notes

Ads for four items from Honor House Products. Inside back cover.

40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias
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Ad for Army, Navy, Marine medals. On the page between pages 4 and 5 of the previous story sequence.

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On the page between pages 8 and 9 of the previous story sequence.

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On the page between pages 8 and 9 of the previous story sequence.

Now! Available for the First Time!
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Inside front cover. Ad for movie posters.

"Challenge any kid to a race on the Hot Wheels Road Runner."

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Back cover. Ad for toy racing cars and Rod Runner accessories from Mattel.

Snoopy Strikes Again!
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Ad for Monogram plastic model of Snoopy in his Sopwith Camel, drawn in comic style. Appears between pages 2 and 3 of the previous story sequence.

Tuff!
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Ad for Aurora HO scale Model Motoring cars between pages 6 and 7 of the previous story sequence.