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  • Item #45621110
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    Published May 1965 by DC.

    Batman (1940) 171 PR 0.5

    1st Silver Age app. Riddler

    INCOMPLETE Centerfold missing Interrupts art and story. Severe discoloration to cover.

    Ended Feb 20 2018
    Winning Bid $19

    1st Silver Age Riddler appearance (the question-marked criminal hadn't appeared in a Batman book since 1948). Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. What's Wrong with These Pictures! public service announcement, art by Bernard Baily. "Remarkable Ruse of the Riddler!" (the Batman TV pilot was based on this story), script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Joe Giella; The Riddler is released from prison and informs the Dynamic Duo that he has turned from crime, and, as proof, leads them to the hideout of the Molehill Mob; But when the former felon begins deluging them with riddles, the Caped Crusaders aren't sure he really has reformed. Rocky and Bullwinkle star in a one-page Cheerios ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12. Grade: PR 0.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)