Colossal Comic #37
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Superman; Batman and Robin)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman; Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Art
- Hart Amos, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
1Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman (brief origin); Lois Lane; Brainiac (villain, intro); Professor Kimda; Superboy (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Superboy (flashback); Kandor (intro); Fortress of Solitude
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Al Plastino, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, Assistant Editor
- George Kashdan, Assistant Editor
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- First print
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Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 (July 1958) — The Super-Duel in Space
- Also printed
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Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #134 ([September 1958?]) — The Super-Duel in Space
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Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #102 (October 1958) — The Super-Duel In Space
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Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2 (1960 [January 1961]) — The Super-Duel in Space
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #217 (June-July 1969) — The Super-Duel in Space
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Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #16 ([November 1970?]) — The Super-Duel in Space
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Giant Superman Album (KG Murray, 1973 series) #23 ([May 1974?]) — The Super-Duel in Space
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Krypton Chronicles (Murray, 1982?) ([August 1982?]) — The Super-Duel in Space
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Superman From the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown, 1983 series) (1983) — The Super-Duel in Space
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Superman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) ([September] 2002) — The Super-Duel in Space
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Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #Volume 1 ([September] 2004) — The Super-Duel in Space
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Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #Vol. One ([September] 2005) — The Super-Duel in Space
Synopsis
While Clark Kent and Lois Lane are passengers on an experimental rocket, the rocket is snagged by the alien Brainiac. Clark switches to Superman, but can't penetrate Brainiac's force shield, so moves the rocket out of the control of Brainiac's ship. Brainiac turns to his primary goal, which is to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth in order to restore them to normal size and repopulate his own planet, whose native people have all been wiped out by a plague. Superman returns to Metropolis, expecting Brainiac to also snatch that city, and through that gain entrance into Brainiac's ship. Once inside, he finds a bottle with a shrunken Kryptonian city. He enters the bottle, but loses his powers under its artificial gravity. There he seeks the help of a scientist who helps him plan a way to restore the cities of Earth while Brainiac lies in suspended animation for the trip back to his own planet. But unfortunately there isn't enough power to restore Kandor, so Superman places it in his Fortress until he can find a way, as Brainiac's ship rockets away, with Brainiac unaware that he is returning home empty-handed.
Notes
This is the first appearance of Brainiac and Kandor (known as Krypton City)
2Featuring
- Feature
- Green Arrow
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- George Papp, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, original Story Editor
- George Kashdan, original Story Editor
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3Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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4"What a wonderful vacation I had--took lots of pictures!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Ollie
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, editor (Superman)
- George Kashdan, editor (backups)
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5Featuring
- Feature
- Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Ray Burnley, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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6Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter
- Art
- Jerry Grandenetti, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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7Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Jonathan Kent; "Ace" Farrow; Superboy robot
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger , scripter
- Art
- George Papp, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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Synopsis
When criminals develop a kryptonite flame thrower only Superboy's robots can stop them, but he only has one in working order, and it is slowly destroyed by the gangs super weapons.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Aquaman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Don Cameron , scripter
- Art
- John Daly, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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9Featuring
- Feature
- Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; GS: Batwoman.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- Pat Gordon, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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10Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Joe Millard, scripter
- Art
- Carmine Infantino, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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11"It's been raining for three days…I'm soaked!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Buck Skinner
- Genre
- Humour; western-frontier
- Characters
- Buck Skinner
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Editor
- George Kashdan, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #52 (November 1957) — Untitled
12Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Gadget Grim (Villain, Intro)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Al Plastino, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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13Featuring
- Feature
- Green Arrow
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
Credits
- Writing
- Ed Herron, scripter
- Art
- Jack Kirby, line art
- Rosalind Kirby, inker [as Roz Kirby]
- Text
- Pat Gordon , letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
- George Kashdan, original Associate Editor
- Management
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor-in-Chief
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- First print
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World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #97 (October 1958) — Menace of the Mechanical Octopus
- Also printed
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Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #105 ([February 1959?]) — The Menace of the Mechanical Octopus
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Superman Annual (KGM, 1951 series) December 1963 (December 1963) — The Menace of the Mechanical Octopus
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The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby (DC, 2001 series) ([November] 2001) — The Menace of the Mechanical Octopus
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Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 (2006) — Menace Of The Mechanical Octopus
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The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 (July 2011) — The Menace of the Mechanical Octopus
Synopsis
Crooks are using a mechanical octopus to commit robberies.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Scienti-Fact
- Genre
- Non-Fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Julius Schwartz, scripter
- Art
- Morris Waldinger , penciller
- Tom Nicolosi , inker
- Text
- Milt Snapinn, letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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Notes
Information on the space between atoms.
15Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- George Roussos, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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- First print
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Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #7 (November 1956) — The Forbidden Wish
- Also printed
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Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #134 ([September 1958?]) — The Forbidden Wish
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Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #102 (October 1958) — The Forbidden Wish
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House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #200 (March 1972) — The Forbidden Wish
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Mighty Comic (KG Murray, 1973 series) #99 ([February 1974]) — The Forbidden Wish
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Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007) — The Forbidden Wish
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Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012) ([October] 2012) — The Forbidden Wish
16Featuring
- Feature
- Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Ray Burnley, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #29 (June 1958) — The Superman Book That Couldn't Be Finished
- Also printed
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Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #134 ([September 1958?]) — The Superman Book that Couldn't be Finished
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Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #102 (October 1958) — The Superman Book That Couldn’t Be Finished
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80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #1 (August 1964) — The Superman Book That Couldn't Be Finished
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Giant Superman Album (KG Murray, 1973 series) #21 ([May 1973?]) — The Superman Book that Couldn't Be Finished
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Mighty Comic (KG Murray, 1973 series) #124 ([September 1978]) — The Superman Book That Couldn't Be Finished
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Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008) — The Superman Book That Couldn't Be Finished
17Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Robin; Al Hackett (villain)
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, penciller [signed]
- Charles Paris, inker
- Text
- Pat Gordon, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
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- First print
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Batman (DC, 1940 series) #119 (October 1958) — Rip Van Batman
- Also printed
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Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #105 ([February 1959?]) — Rip Van Batman
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Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #5 (Summer 1963) — Rip Van Batman
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Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #5 ([June 1964?]) — Rip Van Batman
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DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([August] 2010) — Rip Van Batman
Synopsis
Looking for criminal Al Hackett, Batman enters a greenhouse with exotic flowers and accidentally trips over a vine, smashing into a case with a flower that gives off a strange vapor, and he passes out. When he awakes, he finds himself in the future -- but circumstances reveal that Dick Grayson is now Batman and has taken on a new partner as Robin.
18"Ready for your screen-test, miss?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Honey in Hollywood
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- Based on
- Unknown
- First print
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #25 (December 1957) — Untitled
19Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- George Papp, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, original Story Editor
- George Kashdan, original Story Editor
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- First print
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Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #254 (November 1958) — I Was a Teen-Age Superboy
- Also printed
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Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #124 ([June 1959]) — A Teen-Age Superboy!
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Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #124 ([June 1959]) — I Was a Teen-Age Superboy
Synopsis
Superboy mysteriously gives different super powers to various people in Smallville.
20Featuring
- Feature
- Space Cabbie
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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21Featuring
- Feature
- Aquaman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman; Roy Mason
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ramona Fradon, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, original Story Editor
- George Kashdan, original Story Editor
Reprint history
22Featuring
- Feature
- Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Ray Burnley, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #24 (October-November 1957) — The Superman Hall of Trophies
- Also printed
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Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #96 ([April 1958]) — The Superman Hall of Trophies
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Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #45 ([March 1971]) — The Superman Hall of Trophies
23Featuring
- Feature
- Space Cabbie
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- Bernard Sachs, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
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Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #28 (October-November 1955) — Space-Flight to Danger!
- Also printed
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Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #219 (July-August 1969) — Space Flight to Danger
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Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #59 (March 1970) — Space-Flight to Danger!
24Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; V: Lew Moxon [I & D]; Joey Chill
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, penciller [as Bob Kane]
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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- First print
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Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #235 (September 1956) — The First Batman
- Also printed
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Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #105 ([February 1959?]) — The First Batman
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Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #4 (Winter 1963) — The First Batman
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Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #4 ([December 1963?]) — The First Batman
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Batman (DC, 1940 series) #255 (March-April 1974) — The First Batman
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Batman Album (KG Murray, 1976 series) #32 ([April 1976?]) — The First Batman
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The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #2 (November-December 1979) — The First Batman
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The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1988 series) ([November] 1988) — The First Batman
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The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (Warner Books, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The First Batman
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The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([June] 1989) — The First Batman
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Batman: The Black Casebook (DC, 2009 series) ([June] 2009) — The First Batman
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DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([August] 2010) — The First Batman
Synopsis
The discovery of an old Batman-type costume in Bruce Wayne's attic re-opens the Wayne murder case, and helps him realize that Joey Chill had ONLY been hired to kill his parents....and the real man responsible was still alive and free.
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