Published: September 1976
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Story Featuring Batman
"The Socko Slugfest of '76"
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
"Thirty pounds of pure uncut heroin, Slinky, just as we arranged!"
Batman breaks up a drug deal, but the dealers are killed by the Black Spider, a vigilante who emulates Batman except he prefers to eliminate drug dealers permanently.
Story continues in Detective Comics #464. City Commissioner Arthur Reeves introduced here and featured in issue #464 as well, returns in issue #503 as Councilman Reeves who announces he is running for mayor of Gotham City. His dislike for Batman as evidenced in this issue will feature prominently in his run for mayor.
Story Featuring The Atom
"Rick Bagley may be an old friend, but he sure is a boring lecturer!"
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Part 1 of the Calculator serial; story continues in Detective #464.
Letter Column Featuring Batman's Hot-Line
Letters of comment from Mike Christiansen, Mike White, Kevin L. Callahan, Scott Gibbson, David Hunter, Randy Myers and Loretta Graen.
In-House Column Featuring Daily Planet
"Volume 76 Issue 9 - Week of June 28, 1976"
"For guys 8, 9, 10 yers old who really know how to ride."
Back cover horizontal advertisement for The Green Machine, a direct drive pedal system from Marx Toys.
"Snaps together...no gluing or painting."
Inside back cover advertisement for Snap Tite Armor Kits.
"You can get these and many, many other valuable prizes..."
Advertisement with Business Reply Mail form for imprinted all-occasion cards.
"They're the spookiest, greatest, most magnificent t-shirts ever."
Advertisement with mail order form for imprinted t-shirts of DC superheroes.
Advertisement with mail order form for issues 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12.
"The world famous new American physique chest developer."
Advertisement for body building.
"We'll pay you $50.00 for this 1972 penny!"
Advertisement for a Coin Guide for collectors.
"A new star is rising in the DC galaxy of greatness!"
Advertisements for DC television series of comic books.
Mail order advertisement for DC Limited Collector's Edition, numbers C-48 and C-49.
"Write advertisers direct."
Full page of various sized direct advertisements. Includes a text only, classified ad section titled "Best By Mail". For information about advertising, write Sanford Schwartz & Co., New York, New York.
"Now! All full scale battle games processed in 48 hours...."
Horizontal advertisement for two plastic figure battlefield games: Gold Crown and Tank Trap, from Helen of Toy, Co.
"No risk! No investment!"
Advertisment for a career in sales.
"A little less than a meal. A little more than a snack."
Advertisement for Slim Jim smoked beef snacks.
"The Rolling Stones Black and Blue on Rolling Stones records & tapes"
Advertisement for a special offer from Atlantic Records to acquire a previously released single from The Rolling Stones catalogue. Includes a mail order coupon.
Full page advertisement for various mail order items. Includes a mail order form.
"The sport a boy grows up with..."
Advertisement for Daisy™ B-B guns.
"Hostess is back with new Baseball Cards...to collect and trade with your friends."
Interior front cover advertisement for 3 free baseball cards on specially marked boxes of Hostess® Snack Cakes.
Full page of ads for various products from various vendors. For information about advertising, write S. Schwarz & Co., New York, New York.
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