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Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) comic books 1955 or before

  • Item #64870381
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    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 140 CGC Page 4 Only

    1st app. the Riddler

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Page 4 Only.

    Label #4649144007

    Starts Jul 4

    1st appearance of the Riddler. Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger, Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Jimmy Thompson, Howard Sherman, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Having grown up an expert and a cheat when it came to solving puzzles, Edward Nigma decides to use this capacity to mystify the police and Batman...as the Riddler! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Riddler" by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "Robotman's Double Trouble!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "Dog for a Day!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The Dictator from Alcatraz!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text story "To the Moon and Back." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #64972476
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    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 153 GD+ 2.5

    1" Spine splitting to most interior wraps. Chipping.

    Starts Jul 4

    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.

  • Item #64895123
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    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 194 CGC 6.5

    Paper: White

    Label #4727468019

    Starts Jul 4

    Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Carmine Infantino, Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Sid Check, Moe Worthman, Leonard Starr, Howard Sherman and unknown. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Stolen Bank" by Bill Woolfolk, Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Return of the Killers!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Crime Collector" by Carmine Infantino, Jack Miller, Sid Check and Moe Worthman; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man in Ice!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with inks by Howard Sherman. Also: Quick Quiz activity half-pager by H.T. Elmo; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Jerry the Jitterbug 2-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "Extinguishing the Firebugs" by Jack Miller (as John Marlowe). And: Superman says "People Are People!" in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62822097
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    Published Jul 1955 by DC.

    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 221 FR/GD 1.5

    Mold. Hole punch. Water saturation. Staple rust with migration.

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    Starts Jun 22

    Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Thousand-and-One Escapes of Batman and Robin! starring Batman, Robin, and Vicki Vale, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Stan Kaye. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Armada of Doom! starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Family Projects Can Be Fun! public service announcement starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Winslow Mortimer. The Amazing Scent Sleuths article by Jack Miller (as Joe Martin). Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Human Geiger Counter starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #64972400
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    Published Oct 1955 by DC.

    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 224 FR/GD 1.5

    5 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

    Starts Jun 15

    Cover art by Win Mortimer and Dick Sprang. The Batman Machine starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. What Are You Getting Out of School? public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Captain Who Went Berserk starring Captain Compass, script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa. Catching the Coin Counterfeiters article by Jack Miller. The Lamp That Could Change People! starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.