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Detective Comics #217
Cover ACGC Census
36
Total Graded
0
9.8 NM/MT
3
8.0 VF
Reprinted 4x
Wanting to be a Policeman terribly, young Barney Barrows discovers that he can't pass the mental test to become one. However, a freak explosion in the Police lab exposes Barney to radiation which swells his mental capacity and head. He figures out Batman's true identity and forces the Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder to do his bidding.
Cover Date
March 1, 1955
On Sale Date
January 25, 1955
Pages
36
Cover Price
$0.10
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Editor
Whitney Ellsworth
Credits
Writer
Penciller
Letterer
Cover Artist
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mental Giant [Barney Barrows] (villain, reforms); The Mental's Mob [Kyler; rest unnamed] (villains)
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