Comic books 1970-1985

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Cover by Jim Aparo, Nick Cardy, Bob Brown (insets), and George Tuska. "Grasp of the Killer Cult," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Bizarre murders are committed by seemingly upstanding citizens who are soon determined to be imposters; They turn out to be members of a World War II military construction crew possessed by the spirits of followers of the Far Eastern goddess Kali; It takes the power of the Spectre to prevent her resurrection. Reprint back-up stories: "The Dimensional Caper!" (from Teen Titans 16), script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; The Titans prevent an invasion from another dimension that occupies the same space as Chet Walters' school. A word puzzle to reveal the identity of Batman's co-star in the next issue by Bob Rozakis, art by Nick Cardy. "Knight for a Day!" (from Brave and Bold 2), script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick; True heir to the throne Brian is assigned to deliver the Sun Ruby to a neighboring kingdom, in the hope that he will be killed traveling through the Forest Perilous, but as the Silent Knight he surmounts all obstacles. "In the Coils of Copperhead!" (from B&B 78), starring Batman, Wonder Woman, and Batgirl, script by Bob Haney, art by Bob Brown. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Last 100-page giant. Cover by Jim Aparo, Nick Cardy, and Joe Kubert. "Nightmare Without End," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; As Batman muses over a poster of his old war buddy Sgt. Rock, he is attacked by mysterious men and taken aboard a plane; He soon realizes that his kidnappers are really Sgt. Rock's old unit, Easy Company, come to seek Batman's help. "Trail of the Black Falcon!" (from Brave and Bold 24), script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert; During a voyage, King Rikk's vessel enters a pirate trap!; Jon and his beloved Asa follow his father's falcon, Reya the Black, to the Pirate's Den where Jon takes up arms against the pirate crew. "1001 Ways to Defeat Green Arrow!" (from Adventure 174), script by Ed Herron, art by George Papp. Super-Heroes - Super-Warriors! article by Allan Asherman, art by Joe Shuster (Superman panels) and Neal Adams (Batman & Sgt. Rock cover); Describes what Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman (with Sgt. Rock), and Captain Marvel Jr. did during World War II. "Code Name: Mockingbird!" (from Secret Six 1) starring the Secret Six, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Frank Springer. "The Menace from Inner Space" (from Blackhawk 194) starring Blackhawk, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Charles Cuidera. Letter to the editor from writer Arlen Schumer. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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First 25-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "May the Best Man Die!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; In Sparta Prison, Batman and Commissioner Gordon try to talk a prisoner named Dubek into talking about his former employer the Joker or risk staying in solitary confinement, to which Dubek refuses; The Joker, knowing that eventually his former stooge may crack, decides to put a plan in motion to silence him; When Ted Grant puts on a boxing match for the prison, Dubek is picked to be the best prisoner fight the fight; The Joker puts a rare tropical disease into Dubek's water bucket; This also succeeds in infecting all the other prisoners, and a doctor gives them 72 hours to live. Hostess snack cakes ad starring Batman and the Mummy. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Bring Back Killer Krag," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When crime boss Dolph Rossi puts a hit out on a man named Moran, Batman and Commissioner Gordon provide him protection. This proves to be no easy task as the top hit man Killer Krag is the man hired to kill Moran; Watching Moran at a horse race, they fail to prevent his assassination when Krag disguises himself as a jockey at the horse track; They also fail in stopping Krag from escaping to the island nation of Santa Cruz; Kirk Langstrom uses his formula to become the Man-Bat; As Batman deals with the dangers getting into the island including sharks and superstitious natives. Man-Bat uses his grotesque appearance to convince the islanders that he's a bat-god. Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. Statement of ownership - average print run 380,640; average paid circulation 190,100. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Giant-size issue. Cover by Jim Aparo. "This Earth Is Mine," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Kamandi is fleeing an army of Ape Men lead by a strange new animal named Captain Bat (really Batman , posing as an animal); When Batman chases Kamandi away from the others he allows the boy to escape; Kamandi tames a wild horse and ends up riding to Mount Rushmore, where he seeks cover behind a radiation belt that the animals believe are gods that require to be fed; The mountain is surrounded by a strange radiation belt that the animals cannot cross; Inside a cave, Kamandi is shocked to find that there are other humans hiding out there. Reprint back-up story: "Plunder the Pentagon" starring the Secret Six, script by E. Nelson Bridwell (plot) and Joe Gill (dialogue), art by Frank Springer; Mockingbird gives August, Carlo and Lili instructions that they are to steal top secret plans for the United States' newest jet fighter, the XB-107. Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Doomsday Express," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman and the Metal Men have all agreed to take part in the train ride to celebrate America's Bicentennial; The train would have themed cars based on America's achievements over the past 200 years, and would also include copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America; Aboard the train with them are Charles Wing, Delores Lake and Ed Fox, curators for the train ride; The Metal Men decide to leave when they get a letter that suggests that their creator Doc Magnus may still be alive, and depart to follow up on it;Batman is left alone on the train with the others, who reveal themselves to be half-Native Americans, and they hijack the train in order to pressure the United States government into turning over the land to its rightful people. Minerva Menace! hostess snakes cakes ad with Shazam. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Hour of the Beast," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman is shocked to find the Swamp Thing in Gotham City, put on display by carnival owner B.B. Riggs; Batman demands that the Swamp Thing be set free, but Riggs refuses. Gotham City meanwhile is suddenly swarmed by giant roots that have sprouted from the ground; These roots come from seeds that have been dumped in the city water supply and grow to alarming sizes once exposed to the air; During the chaos, the people of Gotham City blame the plants on the Swamp Thing, and the government uses this as a moment to try and capture him for examination; Batman gets in the middle and frees the Swamp Thing and asks for his help in dispelling the roots. Minerva Menace! hostess snakes cakes ad with Shazam. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "How to Make a Super-Hero," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; After helping stop crooks from robbing a bank, Batman is asked to arrest Bruce Wayne, who is wanted for fraud and murder; Batman goes to Istanbul to capture Wayne, who is there to purchase the Neji, an expensive totem from the Kahari tribe of Africa; Wayne is there to purchase it to bring it back to it's native tribe that has erupted into violence. There he's confronted by Batman, who really turns out to be Plastic Man. The Captive Commissioner Hostess snack cakes ad with Batman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Small War of the Super Rifles," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When a shipment of the military's new M-76 rifle are stolen, Sgt. Rock is sent to track down the thieves; He teams up with Batman to track them down, but both are aided by Jim Aparo, Bob Haney and Murray Boltinoff, who write the story so the good guys win. The Captive Commissioner Hostess snack cakes ad with Batman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Last 25-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Streets of Poison," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; With a growing drug problem in Gotham City, Batman asks his friend Barry Allen to examine a sample of the newest supply to determine if it has the "Chan Connection," the connection being that its origin point is a small Southeast Asian nation under the rule of General Lin Chan, who they are dealing with to pay a large sum to have his drug crop destroyed instead of made into illegal drugs; As Bruce Wayne and Barry Allen make plans to go to this country to make their deal as part of "Operation: Junk Pile," criminal Ruth Tuck manages to use her acrobatic skills to escape from prison. The Cup Cake Caper Hostess snack cakes ad with Shazam. Justice for All Includes Children public service announcement with Superman, art by Neal Adams. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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First 30-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "What Lurks Below Buoy 13," script by Bob Haney, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Jim Aparo; While out trolling near international waters for crime, Batman stumbles upon an international incident: An Atlantean built satellite that can be used to detect submarines and ships at sea is collected by a whale troller and both the United States and the Soviet Union want to get a hold of it; Batman seeks out his old ally, Aquaman, to help him out; However, Aquaman seems to care little about the fate of the surface world and their "Cold War"; However, Batman convinces him to help out when he tells him that a foreign power could use the device to attack Atlantis as well; Batman and Aquaman work together to recover the device, and Batman convinces Aquaman to turn it over to the United Nations. Justice For All Includes Children 2 public service announcement with Superman. Minerva Menace! hostess snakes cakes ad with Shazam. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Dead Man's Quadrangle," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When Batman becomes aware of an illegal immigrant smuggler named El Zapatero who smuggles illegals into the country by any (and often fatal) means possible, Batman decides to investigate further and put it to an end; He learns that the rallying point is the island Key Allegro, part of what's called the Devil's Quadrangle; The Quadrangle is reputed to be cursed and many planes and ships have been lost at sea there; Further, the legend tells that one often hears distress calls from previously sunk vessels in the area. In spite of this, Batman decides to check things out and to see if his old friend Ted "Wild Cat" Grant - who now operates a health-spa on the island - knows anything about the illegals that El Zapatero smuggles through there. Superman Saves the Earth Hostess snack cakes ad. Justice for All Includes Children, 4 public service announcement, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. Statement of ownership - average print run 358,000; average paid circulation 158,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Death by the Ounce," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When the Shah of Karkan (an oil-rich ruler of a Mideastern Country) is coming to Gotham City to discuss oil trade agreements, Gotham police and Batman are called out for security because the Shah may become a target of Communist nations that are against the United States; While searching the area for any suspicious activity, the caped-crusader runs into his old ally Mister Miracle, who has just recently returned from New Genesis because he missed the fame of being an escape artist on Earth; After watching Miracle beat Houdini's record of being underwater with no breath, Batman realizes he's running late and departs. Justice for All Includes Children, 4 public service announcement, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. Superman Saves the Earth Hostess snack cakes ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Claws of the Emperor Eagle," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; On his deathbed, ruined millionaire Victor Lasher sells the Emperor Eagle to Oliver Queen; Afterwards, the deed is attempted to be stolen by someone, however Queen stops the theft; Running into Batman, he tells the caped crusader the legends of the Emperor Eagle: That it was forged 2,000 years ago and was owned by powerful men: Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte even Adolf Hitler; Because these men met with epic failure while possessing the Emperor Eagle, the bird statue was considered to be cursed; Batman wonders why Oliver could want it, and all Oliver can tell him is that he wants to own the one thing that has defeated so many powerful men in history and conquer the legend; The next day, Oliver takes a flight to England to pick up the statue from Lasher's castle; On his way back to the States however, along the way by airplane, the plane is hijacked by the Joker and Two-Face; This forces Oliver to change into the Green Arrow. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Death at Rainbow's End," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; With Batman left on a solar panel to be fried in the sun by Joker and Two-Face, Green Arrow and Atom have two choices: Save Batman, or reclaim the Emperor Eagle, which the two crooks have stolen; Green Arrow temporarily gives up his obsession to save Batman from death, allowing the two crooks to get ahead of them; Resuming their chase of Joker and Two-Face the three heroes get caught in a rock slide which seemingly kills Batman, and allows Joker and Two-Face to get away; Green Arrow and Atom are then soon captured by the descendants of the villagers who originally built the Emperor Eagle; They are currently building a duplicate of the Eagle and force the two heroes into helping them switch the new one with the original as the Joker and Two-Face sleep for the night. Twinkies and Kelp Hostess snack cakes ad with Aquaman. Justice for All Includes Children 7 public service announcement with Superman, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Vince Colletta. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Take 7 Steps to... Wipe-Out," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When the ambassador of Sudaria is murdered by a leopard, it attracts the attention of both Batman (who's on patrol) and Wonder Woman (who has been working for the United Nations); They stumble upon a plot by Catwoman to sell parts of a blue print to a new super-computer called Peter Rabbit over to a foreign power; When Batman and Wonder Woman foil her plot to turn over the final part of the blue print through an auction when Bruce Wayne tries to outbid the winner, she replaces the blueprint (hidden in a cat statue) with a bomb; When Catwoman is forced to leave the country when she's determined to be a Person Non Gratta, she is then chosen as Sudaria's ambassador to facilitate the rest of the transaction. The Cornered Clown Hostess snack cakes ad with the Joker. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Batman - Dragon Slayer??", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Richard helps out an old bum who turns out to be a very wealthy man who remembers Dragon in his will; Batman and Dragon hunt down The Stylist, a contract kung-fu killer. The Maltese Cup Cake Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. Justice for All Includes Children #9 public service announcement with Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Another Kind of Justice!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; In 1933, prohibition-era Gotham City had trouble stopping booze smuggler Turk Bannon and his boat the Jolly Marie; His partner Achille Lazlo has been taken under Bannon's wing; However, after their most successful rum-running, Lazlo kills Bannon in a bid to take over his rackets; Flash forward to the 1970ss; Commission Gordon has Batman out searching the waters of Gotham City in order to crush the drug combines that are using Dead Man's Reef to smuggle drugs into the city; After a drug bust, Batman decides it's time to take in its dealer: Achille Lazlo, even though Batman drove him into exile years prior; Tracking Achille Lazlo's location, Batman calls in an old friend, Deadman, to help him out on this case. That Dirty Beach Hostess snack cakes ad with Aquaman. Article by publisher Jenette Kahon about DC's Dollar Comics line with a black and white photo of Kahn. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Last 30-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Demolishment!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Green Lantern defects to a European country and Batman is ordered to retrieve him; Batman is captured and subjected to torture, part of a process called The Demolishment, including spending days in a sensory deprivation tank that had test subject go mad within two days; He survives by repeating the name "Joe Chill" over and over as a mantra to maintain his sanity; Green Lantern's defection, of course, was a lie to obtain information on the Demolishment technique to train their agents to beat it; Seizing control of his ring, secreted in Vakla's office, Green Lantern escapes with the Batman to safety. The Maltese Cup Cake Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. Article by publisher Jenette Kahon about DC's Dollar Comics line with a black and white photo of Kahn. Article by Mike Gold on Mike Fleisher's writing career at DC, Collier Books, Seaboard (Atlas) and on the Little Orphan Annie strip. Statement of ownership--average print run 360,000; average paid circulation 151,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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First 35-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "More Than Human," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Ruby Ryder and Bruce Wayne open a 100-year-old time capsule, liberating a super-powerful robotic man named Jason Morgan who is destructive but devoted to Ruby; Ruby ends up taking control of Wayne Enterprises and Jason destroys Tin, and neither Batman nor the Metal Men are able to do anything about it. Hostess snack cakes ad with Green lantern with art by Dick Giodano/Neal Adams? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Legacy of the Doomed!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Green Arrow joins Batman and the Metal Men in a plot to bring down Ruby Ryder and Jason Morgan. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Jim Aparo. "Hour of the Serpent," script by Bob Haney, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Bob McLeod; Shahn-Zi comes back to terrorize Gothams Chinatown, and Batman joins forces with the Demon to attempt to repel his assault. Cooky La Moo On Broadway Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Mile High Tombstone," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman teams with Mr. Miracle to rescue a lost archaeologist, but along the way they encounter an old enemy of Miracles in search of a crime computer. Cooky La Moo On Broadway Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. The Greatest Superman Story Ever Told article by Jenette Kahn. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Requiem for a Top Cop!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman attempts to protect Commissioner Gordon from a hitman who Hawkman reveals to be an interstellar bounty hunter trying to punish Gordon for a mysterious past crime. The Cuckoo Cuckoos Hostess snack cakes ad with The Penguin. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Dastardly Events Aboard the Hellship!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman and Wonder Woman take on Dimitrios, a wealthy industrial spy who uses educated apes for henchmen and who has stolen a "solar cell" from an inventor. Mera Meets the Manta Men Hostess snack cakes ad. A Word About the Fight of the Century article by Jenette Kahn about Superman vs. Muhammad Ali. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Pay - or Die!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman, Black Canary, and Alfred Pennyworth team up to crack down on the Jokers insurance racket, which forces his investors to make exorbitant payments or be killed. Dilema Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. Statement of ownership - average print run 355,507; average paid circulation 147,912. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Last 35-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Enigma of the Death-Ship," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman tries to uncover evidence to a drug kingpins identity in the log book of a sunken ship, but Aquaman inexplicably tries to prevent him from doing so. The Big Fall Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. Profile on Roger McKenzie by Michael Catron. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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44-page giant. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Cast the First Stone," script by Bob Haney and Cary Burkett, art by Jim Aparo; Batman receives aid from the Creeper as he tries to corral a TV network news anchor who is the kingpin of a drug-smuggling ring. Article by publisher Jenette Kahn on recent price increases. "The Cat and the Canary Contract!", script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; Christopher Chance has to take on the identity of Amos Sharkey, a former loan-shark-gone-straight, who is also the very man that ordered the hit on his father years ago. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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44-page giant. Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Arrow of Eternity," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman and Green Arrow travel back in time to the Battle of Agincourt to find a magic arrow that can penetrate any substance. In Memoriam - Mort Weisinger 1915 – 1978. "The Symphony for the Devil Contract!", script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; Someone is trying to kill the famous conductor Andre DeVyne. Strip continues in Detective Comics #483. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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First 40-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "A Choice of Dooms!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman stops a diamond smuggling ring but the leader practices voodoo on his gang members and has an unusual way to prevent them from talking. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Secret That Saved a World!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Romeo Tanghal, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Batman teams up with the Unknown Soldier to stop a nazi spy from stealing plans to the atomic bomb. An Unbeatable Power! Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Night the Mob Stole Xmas!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Jim Aparo; Batman tries to get Plastic Man out of a case of holiday depression by having him lend a hand to busting a ring of illegal cigarette smugglers. Wonder Woman vs. the Cheetah Hostess snack cakes ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Look Homeward, Runaway," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman enlists the Teen Titans to help him as undercover agents, infiltrating the Runaways, a gang of teenaged thieves under the control of a mysterious Fagin called The Man. The Ionic Storm Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. Statement of ownership - average print run 368,255; average paid circulation 119,955. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Today Gotham... Tomorrow, the World!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Superman infiltrates the terrorist group, Battalion of Doom, in disguise to ferret out nuclear devices they have planted, but both Jimmy Olsen and Bruce Wayne are soon captured by the group. The Golden Treasure Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. The letters page contains a checklist of issues 50-150. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Death Has a Golden Grab," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; A computer glitch causes criminal charges to be filed against Ray Palmer and Bruce Wayne, so the Atom and Batman team up to find the source of the data corruption. Superman Meets the Orbitrons! ad for Hostess snack cakes. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Death Has a Golden Grab," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; A computer glitch causes criminal charges to be filed against Ray Palmer and Bruce Wayne, so the Atom and Batman team up to find the source of the data corruption. Superman Meets the Orbitrons! ad for Hostess snack cakes. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Pathway of Doom," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman is hired by Sapphire Stagg to find Metamorpho, but his trail leads him into repeated brushes with Achilles, a hired assassin. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Fugitive from Two Worlds!", script by Bob Haney and Mike W. Barr, art by Jim Aparo; When Tri Vul attempts to use a meteor under Gotham City to cure his radiation poisoning, its removal causes earthquakes; Green Lantern and Batman bring him to justice before the Guardians of Oa, and replace the meteor to stop the earthquakes. Wonder Woman Saves the Astronauts ad for Hostess Fruit Pies. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Time... My Dark Destiny!", script by Bob Haney and Mike W. Barr, art by Jim Aparo; Batman tries to stop the Extortion Inc. gang, but when he meets their new enforcer he realizes that it is Kamandi. The Rescue Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. Profile on Todd Klein. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Yesterday Never Dies!", script by Gerry Conway, art by Jim Aparo; Wonder Woman and Batman team up to fight a French villain named Flashback, who employs a gas that forces its victims to relive incidents in their past; Flashback tries to stop an American company from building an automobile plant in France by killing the French politicians working on the plan. The Rescue ad for Hostess snack cakes featuring Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Crystal Armageddon!", script by Denny O'Neil, art by Jim Aparo; Batman and Ra's Al Ghul have to work together in order to find Professor Hatter, whose crystal formula can crystalize all other matter; When the League of Assassins kill the Professor's brother, Hatter is overcome by sorrow and vows to destroy the world with his formula; The trail leads to a junk outside the coast of Hong Kong, where Batman and Ra's Al Ghul are able to neutralize the effect of the formula by spraying themselves and the sea with silicone. Hawkman Makes a Safe Landing ad for Hostess snack cakes. Profile on Adrienne Roy. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Brimstone Connection," script by Cary Burkett, art by Jim Aparo; When Fred Danvers is kidnapped by snatch artist Jasper Casbeer and given to Col. Sulphur to have the formula for a new rocket fuel truth-drugged out of him, Supergirl goes to Batman for help in tracking down her foster father; Batman has recently been told by a dying U.S. agent of a plot to steal a rocket fuel formula, so he realizes they are searching for the same culprit; Batman and Supergirl track down Sulphur's hideout. Hawkman Makes a Safe Landing ad for Hostess snack cakes. Profile on Adrienne Roy. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "A Tale of Two Heroes," script by Gerry Conway, art by Jim Aparo; Batman is exchanged for Adam Strange to aid Sardath and Alanna in proving the spaceman innocent of a murder charge, and Adam finds himself in the midst of a murder investigation in Gotham City. The Borrower ad for Hostess Twinkies featuring Wonder Woman. DC crossword puzzle. Statement of ownership - average print run 298,166; average paid circulation 153,034. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Operation: Time Bomb," script by Bill Kelley, art by Jim Aparo; Batman joins Sgt. Rock and Easy Company as they attempt to put an end to their old foe, the Iron Major, who has a new plan to blow up the Allied Forces. An Arrow in Time ad for Hostess Fruit Pies featuring Green Arrow. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Oil, Oil... Nowhere!", script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Dick Giordano; Batman and Black Lightning team up to discover why oil tank trucks have been disappearing on the Gotham-Metropolis run. A Flash in the Dam ad for Hostess snack cakes featuring the Flash. Article by Bob Rozakis on periodicals "The Comic Reader," "The Comics Journal," "Mediascene," and "The Buyer's Guide." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Mystery of the Mobile Museum," script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, inks by Steve Mitchell; Batman, Hawkman, and Shiera Hall attempt to battle a mysterious force that lifts the Midway City Museum into space and animates objects within the structure to battle them. A Flash in the Dam ad for Hostess snack cakes featuring the Flash. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $84.00 View scan Paper: White Newsstand Edition. Label #17-349E2FA-003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Last 40-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Prescription for Tragedy," script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Dan Adkins; The Batman must keep Man-Bat from administering a sleep-inducing drug to his daughter which could either save her life - or, if contaminated, kill her. The Bobsled Run Hostess snack cakes ad featuring Green Lantern. DC crossword puzzle. Letter from comics writer Len Wein. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Regular 50-cent cover price issues begin. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Requiem for 4 Canaries!", script by Michael Fleisher, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Terry Austin and Dick Giordano (some faces); The Penguin sets out to murder the four crooks whose testimony sent him to jail, and Batman and Black Canary seem unable to protect them. A Matter of Good Taste Hostess snack cakes ad featuring Batgirl. Back-up story: "Nemesis," script by Cary Burkett, art by Dan Spiegle; Thomas Tresser, as Nemesis, brings a ganglord to justice through his skills of impersonation by posing as the kingpins chief hitman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Ice Station Alpha," script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Dan Adkins; At midnight on September 19th 1944, in an alley in Gotham City (behind Marko Labs), Batman jumps a quintet of Nazi–looking equipment thieves, and dishes out some mayhem, but they all manage to scramble into their waiting truck and drive away, tossing a potato-masher grenade at Batman as they leave; At dawn that same day, the Blackhawk Squadron all land outside Warsaw, and fight their way into town on foot, with tommy guns and fists; The next evening, at the Dorsey Club in Gotham City, Bruce Wayne sees the bat-signal outside, ditches his date, changes identities, and visits Commissioner Gordon. She's No Angel Hostess snack cakes ad featuring Hawkman. Back-up story: "A Name Writ in Blood!", script by Cary Burkett, art by Dan Spiegle; Nemesis recalls how he and his brother both became FBI agents and how he was forced to leave the agency after his brother murdered his superior, Ben Marshall. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Shackles of the Mind!", script by Cary Burkett, art by Jim Aparo; Green Arrow gets Batman to help out with introducing a friends escape-artist act, but it seems as though the liberationist may be pulling robberies. Hawkman Makes a Safe Landing Hostess snack cakes ad. Back-up story: "Swift Wing of Recompense," script by Cary Burkett, art by Dan Spiegle; Searching for information on Ben Marshalls murder, Nemesis comes across a plan to build airstrips for dope-carrying planes for the Council, a criminal organization. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.