Detective Comics #444

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TITLE: Detective Comics #444
PUBLICATION DATE: Dec/Jan 1974 (onsale 9/26/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Jim Aparo
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "Detective Comics"
Stories:

• Batman: "Bat-Murderer" (12 pages)
  Len Wein (Writer), Jim Aparo (Artist)
  
• Robin: "Dick Grayson Detective" (10 pages)
  David Vern Reed (Writer), Jim Mooney (Artist)
  From Star Spangled Comics #111, December 1950
• Star Hawkins: "The Case of the Martian Witness" (8 pages)
  John Broome (Writer), Mike Sekowsky (Penciller), Bernard Sachs (Inker)
  From Strange Adventures #114, March 1960
• Manhunters Around the World: "The International Sky Police" (8 pages)
  Leonard Starr (Artist)
  From Star Spangled Comics #109, October 1950
• Kid Eternity: (The Unknown) (11 pages)
  Al Bryant (Artist)
  From Kid Eternity #10, July 1948
• Roy Raymond: "The Good-Luck Prophet" (6 pages)
  Jack Miller (Writer), Ruben Moreira (Artist)
  From Detective Comics #285, November 1960
• Sierra Smith: "The Case of the Haunted Horse" (8 pages)
  Joe Millard (Writer), Alex Toth (Artist)
  From Dale Evans Comics #9, Jan/Feb 1950
• "Circus Beat" (6 pages)
  Ruben Moreira (Artist)
  From Gang Busters #48, Oct/Nov 1955
• Elongated Man: "The Magical Mystery Mirror" (8 pages)
  Mike W. Barr (Writer), Ernie Chan (Artist)
  

Features:

• "Bat-Puzzle" (1 Page)
  (Crossword puzzle)
• "Comedy Cover Capers" (1 Page)
  (Re-dialogued covers)
• "Batman's Hotline" (2 Pages)
  (Letters Page)
  

House of Mystery #228

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TITLE: House of Mystery #228
PUBLICATION DATE: Dec/Jan 1974 (onsale 9/12/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Luis Dominguez
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "The House of Mystery"
Stories:

• "The Wisdom of Many, the Wit of One" (9 pages)
  Doug Moench (Writer), Frank Robbins (Artist)
  
• "Stamps of Doom" (6 pages)
  Ruben Moreira (Artist)
  From House of Mystery #23, February 1954
• "The Rebel" (4 pages)
  Maxene Fabe (Writer), Alan Kupperberg (Penciller), Neal Adams (Inker)
  
• "The Wizard's Revenge" (8 pages)
  William (Bill) Ely (Artist)
  From House of Secrets #41, February 1961
• "The Man Who Murdered Himself" (3 pages)
  Marv Wolfman (Writer), Bernie Wrightson (Artist)
  From House of Mystery #179, Mar/Apr 1969
• "A Coffin for Bonnie and Clyde" (12 pages)
  Robert Kanigher (Writer), Jack Sparling (Artist)
  
• "The Dragon of Times Square" (6 pages)
  Bob Brown (Artist)
  From House of Mystery #74, May 1958
• "Seven Steps to the Unknown" (6 pages)
  William (Bill) Ely (Artist)
  From Tales of the Unexpected #4, August 1956
• "Wheel of Fate" (8 pages)
  Carmine Infantino (Penciller), Frank Giacoia (Inker)
  From Sensation Comics #108, Mar/Apr 1952
• "The Fireworks Man" (12 pages)
  Michael L. Fleisher (Writer), Gerry Talaoc (Artist)
  

Features:

• "Cain's Game Room" (2 Pages)
  (Cartoons)
• "House of Mystery Hidden Message" (1 Page)
  (Crossword Puzzle)
• "Halloween Monster Cards" (2 Pages)
  (Greeting cards)
• "Room 13" (1 Page)
  (Magic amulet)
• "Cain's Mail Room" (2 Pages)
  (Letters page)
  

Young Love #113

I don't have any scans of this one, but if some kind soul would send me a copy (or at least alert me as to where one is) I'll upload it to this clearing house for fans of DC's 100-Page Super Spectacular comic books as quickly as possible. Thank you in advance!


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TITLE: Young Love #113
PUBLICATION DATE: Dec/Jan 1974 (onsale 9/5/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART:
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "The Agony and Ecstasy of Young Love"
Stories:

• "Someone Help Me" (6 pages)
  
• "Someday He'll Be Jealous, Too" (9 pages)
  
• "It's Over Too Soon" (7 pages)
  
• "I Want to Forget You" (6 pages)
  
• "How We Met" (3 pages)
  
• "Bet I Can Make Him Love Me" (7 pages)
  
• "Afraid to Love Again" (7 pages)
  
• "Love Will Come Later" (5 pages)
  
• "Meet My Bride" (7 pages)
  
• "Love Me -- Love My Father" (12 pages)
  

Features:

• "The Kiss Test" (1 Page)
  (Filler)
• "Tomorrow is Too Late" (4 Pages)
  (Filler)
• "The Score" (2 Pages)
  (Filler)
• "Designs for Swinging" (1 Page)
  (Fashion advice)
• "The Hot Fudge Sundae Blues" (1 Page)
  (Poetry/art)
• "Marc - on the Man's Side" (2 Pages)
  (Letters page)
  

Superman Family #168

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TITLE: Superman Family #168
PUBLICATION DATE: Dec/Jan 1974 (onsale 9/24/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Nicholas Peter Cardy
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "Supergirl Presents the Superman Family"
Stories:

• Supergirl: "The Girl with the See-Through Mind" (20 pages)
  Elliot S. Maggin (Writer), John F. Rosenberger (Penciller), Vince Colletta (Inker)
  
• Jimmy Olsen: "Jimmy's D-Day Adventure" (9 pages)
  Leo Dorfman (Writer), Curt Swan (Penciller), George Klein (Inker)
  From Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #86, July 1965
• Lois Lane: "Lois Lane, Super-Telepath" (8 pages)
  Otto Binder (Writer), Kurt Schaffenberger (Artist)
  From Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #56, April 1965
• Superboy: "The Fugitive Krypto" (9 pages)
  Jerry Siegel (Writer), George Papp (Artist)
  From Superboy #122, July 1965
• Superman: "The Infernal Imp" (8 pages)
  Jerry Siegel (Writer), Curt Swan (Penciller), George Klein (Inker)
  From Superman #169, May 1964
• Superboy: "Lana Lang's Mystic Power" (9 pages)
  Leo Dorfman (Writer), George Papp (Artist)
  From Superboy #111, March 1964
• Superman: "Brainiac's Super-Revenge" (13 pages)
  Jerry Siegel (Writer), Curt Swan (Penciller), Stan Kaye (Inker)
  From Action Comics #280, September 1961

Features:

• "An E.S. Peek at Lena Thorul" (2 Pages)
  (History of Lena Thorul)
• "Super-Puzzle" (1 Page)
  (Word search)
• "Comedy Cover Capers" (1 Page)
  (Redialogued covers)
• "Super Fe-Mail" (2 Pages)
  (Letters Page)
  

Brave and the Bold #116

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TITLE: Brave and the Bold #116
PUBLICATION DATE: Dec/Jan 1974 (onsale 9/17/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Jim Aparo
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "The Brave and the Bold"
Stories:

• Batman/Spectre: "Grasp of the Killer Cult" (20 pages)
  Bob Haney (Writer), Jim Aparo (Artist)
  
• Teen Titans: "The Dimensional Caper" (24 pages)
  Bob Haney (Writer), Nicholas Peter Cardy (Artist)
  From Teen Titans #16, Jul/Aug 1968
• Silent Knight: "Knight for a Day" (8 pages)
  Robert Kanigher (Writer), Irv Novick (Artist)
  From Brave and the Bold #2, Oct/Nov 1955
• Batman/Wonder Woman: "In the Coils of Copperhead" (23 pages)
  Bob Haney (Writer), Bob Brown (Artist)
  From Brave and the Bold #78, Jun/Jul 1968

Features:

• "The Brave and the Bold Mailbag" (2 Pages)
  (Letters Page)
• "Heroes Who Wouldn't Die" (3 Pages)
  (Origins of Deadman, Ghost Patrol, Gay Ghost, and Robotman)
• "The Many Lives of the Spectre" (2 Pages)
  (History of the Spectre)
  

Our Army at War #275

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TITLE: Our Army at War #275
PUBLICATION DATE: December 1974 (onsale 9/3/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Joe Kubert
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "Sgt. Rock"
Stories:

• Sgt. Rock: "Battlefield Graveyard" (13 pages)
  Robert Kanigher (Writer), Russ Heath (Artist)
  
• U.S.S. Stevens: "Lucky... Save Me" (4 pages)
  Sam J. Glanzman (Writer/Artist)
  
• Sgt. Rock: "Sergeants Aren't Born" (25 pages)
  Robert Kanigher (Writer), Joe Kubert (Artist)
  From Showcase #45, Jul/Aug 1963
• "Man Behind the Flintlock" (6 pages)
  France E. Herron (Writer), Ross Andru (Penciller), Mike Esposito (Inker)
  From All-American Men of War #22, June 1955
• "Trench Trap" (8 pages)
  Robert Kanigher (Writer), Russ Heath (Artist)
  From Our Army at War #39, October 1955
• "The Easy Way" (6 pages)
  Bob Haney (Writer), Mort Drucker (Artist)
  From Star Spangled War Stories #67, March 1958
• "Valley of Missing Aces" (12 pages)
  Bob Haney (Writer), Ross Andru (Penciller), Mike Esposito (Inker)
  From Our Army at War #106, May 1961

Features:

• "Battle Album" (2 Pages)
  (Armored Trains)
• "Table-Top Dioramas" (2 Page)
  (Cut-outs)
• "Battle Album" (2 Pages)
  (P-51 Mustang and Messerschmitt Me109)
• "Take Ten" (2 Pages)
  (Letters page)
  

Batman #259

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TITLE: Batman #259
PUBLICATION DATE: Nov/Dec 1974 (onsale 8/27/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Nicholas Peter Cardy
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "Batman"
Stories:

• Batman: "The Night of the Shadow" (20 pages)
  Dennis J. O'Neil (Writer), Irv Novick (Penciller), Dick Giordano (Inker)
  
• Batman: "The Great Batman Swindle" (12 pages)
  Bill Finger (Writer), Dick Sprang (Penciller), Charles Paris (Inker)
  From Detective Comics #222, August 1955
• Batman: "The Strange Costumes of Batman" (12 pages)
  Edmond Hamilton (Writer), Dick Sprang (Penciller), Charles Paris (Inker)
  From Detective Comics #165, November 1950
• Batman: "Heroes by Proxy" (11 pages)
  Don Cameron (Writer), Dick Sprang (Artist)
  From Batman #29, Jun/Jul 1945
• Batman: "Two Batmen Too Many" (12 pages)
  Bill Finger (Writer), Sheldon Moldoff (Penciller), Joe Giella (Inker)
  From Batman #177, December 1965
• Batman: "The Failure of Bruce Wayne" (10 pages)
  Bill Finger (Writer), Sheldon Moldoff (Penciller), Charles Paris (Inker)
  From Batman #120, December 1958

Features:

• "Letters to the Batman" (2 Pages)
  (Letters Page)
• "A New Look for Robin" (2 Pages)
  (Robin costume designs)
• "Comedy Cover Capers" (1 Page)
  (Humorous covers)
  

Superboy #205

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TITLE: Superboy #205
PUBLICATION DATE: Nov/Dec 1974 (onsale 8/22/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Nicholas Peter Cardy
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes"
Stories:

• Legion of Super-Heroes: "The Legion of Super-Executioners" (20 pages)
  Cary Bates (Writer), Mike Grell (Artist)
  
• Superboy: "The One-Man Team" (9 pages)
  George Papp (Artist)
  From Superboy #88, April 1961
• Legion of Super-Heroes: "The Outcast Super-Heroes" (23 pages)
  E. Nelson Bridwell (Writer), Curt Swan (Penciller), George Klein (Inker)
  From Adventure Comics #350, November 1966
• Legion of Super-Heroes: "The Forgotten Legion" (24 pages)
  E. Nelson Bridwell (Writer), Curt Swan (Penciller), George Klein (Inker)
  From Adventure Comics #351, December 1966

Features:

• "Meet 'Iron Mike' Grell" (1 Page)
  (Background on artist Mike Grell)
• "Super-Talk" (2 Pages)
  (Letters Page)
• "Lore of the Legion" (3 Pages)
  (Background information of Legionnaires)

Shazam! #15

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TITLE: Shazam #15
PUBLICATION DATE: Nov/Dec 1974 (onsale 8/20/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Robert Oksner
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "Special Scientists-and-Inventors Issue"
Stories:

• Captain Marvel: "Captain Marvel Meets... Lex Luthor" (12 pages)
  Dennis J. O'Neil (Writer), Robert Oksner (Penciller), Tex Blaisdell (Inker)
  
• Mary Marvel: "The Chameleon Girl" (7 pages)
  From Marvel Family #47, May 1950
• Captain Marvel: "Sivana's Good Inventions" (8 pages)
  From Marvel Family #50, August 1950
• Marvel Family: "The King of All Time" (17 pages)
  From Marvel Family #88, October 1953
• Captain Marvel: "The Incredible Calculator" (8 pages)
  From Captain Marvel Adventures #53, February 1946
• Captain Marvel: "Mr. Tawny's Bouncing Shoes" (6 pages)
  From Captain Marvel Adventures #134, July 1952
• Captain Marvel: "The Day Civilization Went Backwards" (10 pages)
  From Captain Marvel Adventures #115, December 1950
• Captain Marvel, Jr.: "The Man in the Paper Armor" (8 pages)
  E. Nelson Bridwell (Writer), Kurt Schaffenberger (Artist)
  

Features:

• "Shazam's Scientists and Inventors" (2 Pages)
  (Bridwell/??)
  (Illos and text: Profiles scientists)
• "A Tour of American Cities with Captain Marvel" (2 Pages)
  (Bridwell/??)
  (Illos and text: Background on various cities)
• "Legends of Shazam" (1 Page)
  (Text: History of Hercules)
• "Shazamail" (1 Page)
  (Letters page)
  

World's Finest Comics #226

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TITLE: World's Finest Comics #226
PUBLICATION DATE: Nov/Dec 1974 (onsale 8/15/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Nicholas Peter Cardy
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "Superman and Batman"
Stories:

• Superman/Batman: "The Freak Who Never Fails" (20 pages)
  Bob Haney (Writer), Dick Dillin (Penciller), Tex Blaisdell (Inker)
  
• Sandman: "I Hate the Sandman" (10 pages)
  Jack Kirby (Writer/Penciller), Joe Simon (Inker)
  From Adventure Comics #87, Aug/Sep 1943
• Eclipso: "Eclipso's Amazing Ally" (12 pages)
  Bob Haney (Writer), Alex Toth (Artist)
  From House of Secrets #63, Nov/Dec 1963
• Robotman: "The Crime Collector" (6 pages)
  Joe Certa (Artist)
  From Detective Comics #194, April 1953
• Deadman: "What Makes a Corpse Cry?" (17 pages)
  Carmine Infantino (Plotter), Jack Miller (Scripter), Neal Adams (Artist)
  From Strange Adventures #207, December 1967
• Martian Manhunter: "The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel" (6 pages)
  Joe Samachson (Writer), Joe Certa (Artist)
  From Detective Comics #225, November 1955
• Martian Manhunter: "The Case of the Magic Baseball" (6 pages)
  Jack Miller (Writer), Joe Certa (Artist)
  From Detective Comics #226, December 1955

Features:

• "The Tricks of Metamorpho's Trade" (2 Pages)
  (Background on Metamorpho)
• "From the World's Finest Fans" (2 Pages)
  (Letters Page)
• "Eclipso, the Genius Who Fought Himself" (1 Page)
  (Background on Eclipso)

I hate to ask, but does anyone have a larger file of this? This one is only 5.57 MB in size.

The Unexpected #160

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TITLE: Unexpected #160
PUBLICATION DATE: Nov/Dec 1974 (onsale 8/8/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Nicholas Peter Cardy
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "Unexpected"
Stories:

• "Death of an Exorcist" (8 pages)
  George Kashdan (Writer), Rico Rival (Artist)
  
• "Over My Dead Body" (5 pages)
  Carl Wessler (Writer), Ruben Yandoc (Artist)
  
• "The Fear Master" (8 pages)
  Jack Sparling (Artist)
  From Tales of the Unexpected #88, Apr/May 1965
• "Bewitched for a Day" (6 pages)
  William (Bill) Ely (Artist)
  From Tales of the Unexpected #5, September 1956
• "The Riddle of the Glass Bubble" (6 pages)
  Mort Meskin (Artist)
  From Tales of the Unexpected #18, October 1957
• "Panic in the Dark" (8 pages)
  Murray Boltinoff (Writer), Lee Elias (Artist)
  
• "The Wizard of the Diamond World" (7 pages)
  William (Bill) Ely (Artist)
  From Tales of the Unexpected #93, Feb/Mar 1966
• "Doom Was My Inheritance" (9 pages)
  Gene Colan (Artist)
  From My Greatest Adventure #74, December 1962
• "The Man Who Was Death" (6 pages)
  Jim Mooney (Penciller), Sy Barry (Inker)
  From House of Mystery #5, August 1952
• "Rest in Pieces" (1 pages)
  Murphy Anderson (Artist)
  From Unexpected #119, Jun/Jul 1970
• "The Unlucky Birthstones" (6 pages)
  Ramona Fradon (Penciller), Charles Paris (Inker)
  From House of Mystery #56, November 1956
• "The Enchanted Costumes" (6 pages)
  Mort Meskin (Artist)
  From House of Secrets #6, Sep/Oct 1957
• "Among Us Dwells a Man-Beast" (4 pages)
  George Kashdan (Writer), Ruben Yandoc (Artist)
  

Features:

• "Unexpected Mail" (2 Pages)
  (Letters Page)
  

Justice League of America #114

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TITLE: Justice League of America #114
PUBLICATION DATE: Nov/Dec 1974 (onsale 8/6/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART: Nicholas Peter Cardy
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "Justice League of America"
Stories:

• Justice League of America: "The Return of Anakronus" (20 pages)
  Len Wein (Writer), Paul Levitz (Writer), Dick Dillin (Penciller), Dick Giordano (Inker)
  
• Just a Story: (Detour) (10 pages)
  Howard Purcell (Writer/Artist)
  From Comic Cavalcade #18, Dec/Jan 1946
• Justice League of America: "Crisis on Earth-Three" (46 pages)
  Gardner F. Fox (Writer), Mike Sekowsky (Penciller), Bernard Sachs (Inker)
  From Justice League of America #29, August 1964

Features:

• "JLA Puzzle" (1 Page)
  (Crossword puzzle)
• "Super-Hero Boots" (1 Page)
  (Boots game)
• "JLA Trivia Quiz" (1 Page)
  (Trivia)
• "JLA Heroes of the Past" (1 Page)
  (Information about former and reserve members)
• "JLA Mail Room" (2 Pages)
  (Letters page)
  

Young Romance #202

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TITLE: Young Romance #202
PUBLICATION DATE: Nov/Dec 1974 (onsale 8/1/1974)
FORMAT: 96 squarebound pages plus covers
COVER PRICE: $0.60
COVER ART:
NOTES: -
CONTENTS: "Young Romance"
Stories:

• "With a Little Help from My Friends" (10 pages)
  
• "All the Girls Fell in Love" (3 pages)
  
• "Easier to Forget" (6 pages)
  
• "Make Him Come to You" (3 pages)
  
• "I'll Take Care of You" (7 pages)
  
• "Marked for Life" (6 pages)
  
• "Manchaser" (7 pages)
  
• "Mismatch" (4 pages)
  
• "Just Another Groupie" (8 pages)
  
• "Stray Cat" (13 pages)
  
• "Don't Treat Me Like the Others" (9 pages)
  

Features:

• "Paul - the Other Side" (2 Pages)
  (Advice column)
• "Two Moods of a Spring Day" (2 Pages)
  (Poetry/Art)