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Detective Comics 227

DETECTIVE COMICS #227

Cover Date: January 1956
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1955-11-27

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer


Story: "The 50 Faces of Batman" (12 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsSheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane)
InksCharles Paris
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Batman (also in flashback to very early in his career when he learns the art of impersonation and make-up)

Supporting Character(s):

Robin
Commissioner Gordon

Villain(s):

Thayne and Borman and their gang (first appearance of all; swindlers)
Lens Vorden (first appearance; a photographer who works with Thayne and Borman)

Other Character(s):

Barrett Kean (first appearance; an actor who is a master of disguises; also in flashback)

Location(s):

Gotham City


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Second Story: "The Genius with Super Power" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Miller
ArtRuben Moreira
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Roy Raymond

Supporting Character(s):

Karen Duncan

Other Character(s):

Charley Foreman (first appearance; a being from the "fourth dimension" with fantastic powers; returns home)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on July 4th.

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics #166 (May 1967)


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Third Story: "The Man with 20 Lives" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJoe Certa
LetteringPat Gordon
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Martian Manhunter

Supporting Character(s):

Lieutenant Saunders

Villain(s):

Monte Fisk and his gang (first appearance for all; uses his powers in front of Fisk and he suffers a nervous breakdown)

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics #227 (January-February 1975)
Best of DC #30 (November 1982)
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 (2007)


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