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Detective Comics comic books issue 140

  • Issue #140
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 140
    Auction opens July 4
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Page 4 Only.
    • Label #4649144007
    • Paper: Brittle
    • INCOMPLETE. One third of front cover missing. Piece out of page 1, affects story. Cover, 1st wrap and page 2-7 detached.
    • Label #1615573005
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Page 2 only.
    • Label #4705557002
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    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.

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  • Issue #140A
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) Facsimile Edition 140A
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4735175011
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Written by Various. Art by Various. Cover by Win Mortimer. Written by Bill Finger, Otto Binder, and others Art by Dick Sprang, Jimmy Thompson, Curt Swan, and others Batman and Robin meet the Prince of Puzzles in his 1948 debut. Obsessed with puzzles and driven to win at any cost, Edward Nigma decides to create a costumed persona--the Riddler--and taunts the Dynamic Duo with clues about his upcoming crimes. Will the World's Greatest Detective finally be outwitted by this cunning criminal? Follow along with the Dark Knight and see if you can solve the Riddler's riddles in this facsimile reprint collecting the Batman tale, all the backup stories, and vintage ads of the 1940s. 48 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

  • Issue #140B
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) Facsimile Edition 140B

    Written by Various. Art by Various. Cover by Blank Sketch Cover. Written by Bill Finger, Otto Binder, and others Art by Dick Sprang, Jimmy Thompson, Curt Swan, and others Batman and Robin meet the Prince of Puzzles in his 1948 debut. Obsessed with puzzles and driven to win at any cost, Edward Nigma decides to create a costumed persona--the Riddler--and taunts the Dynamic Duo with clues about his upcoming crimes. Will the World's Greatest Detective finally be outwitted by this cunning criminal? Follow along with the Dark Knight and see if you can solve the Riddler's riddles in this facsimile reprint collecting the Batman tale, all the backup stories, and vintage ads of the 1940s. 52 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $5.99.