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Detective Comics Vol 1 253

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"The Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture": A new team of criminal scientists, the Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture, use strange vehicles and devices in crimes they pull on land, on the sea, and in the air, and defy Batman and Robin to stop them.

Detective Comics #253 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1958.

Synopsis for "The Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture"

A new team of criminal scientists, the Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture, use strange vehicles and devices in crimes they pull on land, on the sea, and in the air, and defy Batman and Robin to stop them.

Appearing in "The Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture"

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Synopsis for "The Fossil Man"


Appearing in "The Fossil Man"

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  • Karen Duncan

Villains:

  • Thor Dakar (Single appearance)
  • Ashka (Single appearance)
  • Loka (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Acilio Scipio (Flashback only) (Single appearance)

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  • None

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  • None

Synopsis for "The Super Reporter!"

When a mobster starts a free newspaper to drive a rival publisher out of business, John Jones lends a hand as a “super reporter” to even the odds.

Appearing in "The Super Reporter!"

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  • Harry Moran (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Jim Wade (Single appearance)
  • Mister Schultz (Single appearance)

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Notes

  • "The Fox, the Shark and the Vulture" is reprinted in Batman #176.
  • "The Fossil Man" was reprinted in Big Boy #24.
  • "The Super Reporter" is reprinted in Big Boy #24 and Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1.
  • The Vulture from this issue is not to be confused with the criminal organization, VULTURE.

Trivia

  • This issue includes a one-page "Casey the Cop" humor strip by Henry Boltinoff.


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