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Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) comic books 1949

  • Issue #146
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 146
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4391056020
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Bill Finger, Otto Binder, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Jimmy Thompson, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, Carmine Infantino and unknown. Carl Cave is lucky with numbers, especially concerning the lucky number "3", and he believes that number can protect him from the minions of the law...and Batman himself! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Three's a Crime!" by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang. Plus: Robotman in "The Candid Camera Pest!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Super-Sleuth McFooey in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "The Luck of Lucky Louie" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "Gangster Island!" with pencils by Carmine Infantino. Also: Shorty half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Varsity Vic 1-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "A Dog's Life." 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #152
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 152
    • Interior complete. Mold. 5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Cover oxidation.

    Cover by Jim Mooney. Stories by Don C. Cameron and unknown. Art by Carmine Infantino, Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Jimmy Thompson, Howard Sherman, Ruben Moreira and unknown. Vicki Vale gets the chance to do a great story on "Three dead men who live today because of the Batman," but a new Jekyll and Hyde criminal almost destroys the good this story will do. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Goblin of Gotham City!" with art by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Train Robbers of Roaring River!" with story by Don C. Cameron and pencils by Carmine Infantino; Robotman in "Robotbody Meets a Body!" with art by Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "Too Many Morgans!" with art by Howard Sherman; and A Casebook Mystery "The Case of the Murdered Miner!" with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: 2-page text piece "Who Knows What!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #153
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 153
    Auction opens July 6
    • 1" cumulative spine split. Oxidation. Staple rust.

    1st appearance of Roy Raymond TV Detective; origin of the Human Fly. Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Carmine Infantino, Jimmy Thompson, Ruben Moreira and unknown. The Batman takes to the air, like his namesake, on the trail of Slits Danton, all thanks to the creation of special "bat wings" created by a scientist...or so the Caped Crusader thinks! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Flying Batman!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Revenge of Little Thunder Cloud!" with pencils by Carmine Infantino; Robotman in "The Second Robotman" with art by Jimmy Thompson; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Land of Lost Years!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Shorty half-pager by Henry Boltinoff, and 2-page text piece "Volcano Sleuths" by Ed Velarde. And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie Saves the Day!" with art by C.C. Beck. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #154
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 154
    • INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, affects Batman and Robin story.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Jim Mooney and Charles Paris. Stories by Don C. Cameron and unknown. Art by Carmine Infantino, Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Jimmy Thompson, Dan Barry, Sy Barry and unknown. Batman goes undercover in the State Prison as Jim Millan, hoping to discover how prisoners who have escaped from that institution seem to disappear forever. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Underground Railroad of Crime!" with art by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Death in the Northwoods!" with story by Don C. Cameron and pencils by Carmine Infantino; Robotman in "Robotman, Mind-Reader" with art by Jimmy Thompson; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Riddle of the Ruby!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry and Sy Barry. Also: Shorty 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff, and 2-page text piece "Science Is Champ" by Quincy Howe. And: 1-page public service announcement "The Green Arrow and the Red Feather Kid" by Jack Schiff and George Papp. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.