Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) comic books 1947-1949

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Gene McDonald, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. A crook on the lam assumes the role of a guard at an asylum and gets the idea of using the men inside (who think of themselves as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin and others) as dupes to carry out his nefarious crimes. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Case of the Famous Foes!" by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Gene McDonald. Plus: Slam Bradley in "Danger -- Crooks at Work!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "The Talking Dog!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Runaway Robot" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text story "Gentlemen's Agreement" by John Broome (as John Osgood). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Win Mortimer, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. The Penguin, freshly escaped from prison, teams up with an unwitting bird enthusiast and uses the man's rare birds in the commission of crimes, as well as to capture Batman and Robin in "Fowl Play!" by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Win Mortimer. Plus: Slam Bradley in "Shorty Grows Up!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "Safe-Cracker by Proxy" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Fight Before Christmas!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Prof. Pipp 2-pager by Jack Farr; Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 2-page text story "Tune of Death" by Stan Carter; and The Rascals half-pager by Phil Berube. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris. Stories by Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. When the son of the mayor of Gotham City loses a bet to a noted gangster, changes are in the wind, as Commissioner Gordon is demoted to patrolman and Batman's days aiding the police come to an end! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Commissioner Gordon Walks a Beat!" with art by Howard Sherman. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "The Case Without a Key!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "Happy Jail-Day to You!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Phantom Express!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text story "The Pink Sheet" by Dalton Warren, and Morton half-pager by Phil Berube. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $1,999.95 or Best Offer View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Top & Bottom Edge of Cover Trimmed. (3 extra staples added after manufacturing. Tape on cover, interior cover & interior.) TRIMMED. Label #3750662007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart PR 0.5 $1,599.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects Air Wave story. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Charles Paris, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. 1st Catwoman cover. After escaping from prison, Catwoman decides to use superstitions to extort money from wealthy businessmen in the Batman and Robin tale "The Black Cat Crimes!" by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Crazy Customers!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "The Uncandid Camera!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "Four Swords for a King" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Chief Hot Foot 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff, and 2-page text story "The Talking Cat" by Mal Terret. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $259.00 View scans Interior is complete with just a couple of margin/corner pieces missing. 5" cumulative spine split, cover detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Bob Kane and George Roussos. Stories by Edmond Hamilton and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, George Roussos, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. The Joker tests the wits of Batman and Robin with a crime spree, each day's caper based on the Tune of the Day on radio in "The Crime Parade" by Edmond Hamilton, Bob Kane and George Roussos. Plus: Slam Bradley in "Shorty of the Royal Mounted!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "The Crime Express!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "Assignment in London!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Honest Willy 1-pager by Phil Berube; 2-page text story "Knockout" by Stan Carter; and Chief Hot Foot half-pager by Henry Boltinoff. And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie and the Radar Rescue" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $299.00 View scans Trimmed TRIMMED. Staples added (not manufacturing). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $749.95 or Best Offer View scans 2" spine split from bottom, cover coming loose at staples. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart GD 2.0 $499.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch, piece fill (tape). Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other, 3" cumulative spine split (taped). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris. Stories by unknown. Art by Jim Mooney, Ray Burnley, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. The Penguin invents a songbird society, then attempts to get famed singers to donate to its cause or risk losing their voices in the Batman and Robin tale "Case of the Silent Songbirds!" with art by Jim Mooney and Ray Burnley. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Perilous Puppets!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "Felons in Furs!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "D-Day on the Boulder!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Tubby, the Happy Tramp half-pager by Phil Berube; Chief Hot Foot 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 2-page text story "Blackboard of Death" by Rex Drake; and Shorty 2-pager. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Paris. Stories by Edmond Hamilton and unknown. Art by Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. A crazed scientist says that he has created a shrinking gas, but when he is laughed at by a group of wealthy possible investors, he uses a giant-sized room at his home to convince skeptics they have been shrunk, then he extorts money out of them. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Pigmies in Giantland!" by Edmond Hamilton and Charles Paris. Plus: Slam Bradley in "Modern Paul Revere!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Rogues and Red Hots!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "Never-Say-Die Land" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Shorty the Fight Fan 1-pager by Phil Berube; 2-page text story "Nothing to Lose" by Tex Blane; and Daffy & Doodle half-pager by Lit-Win. And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie and the Log Jam Rescue" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Jack Burnley, Charles Paris, Ray Burnley, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. After a gang of jewel thieves, Batman and Robin land on an island owned by a judge, who has, because of the death of one of his daughters, forbidden the existence of any modern devices on the island in "The Isle of Yesterday!" by Bill Finger, Jack Burnley, Charles Paris and Ray Burnley. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Heat's On!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "Crime Spots on the Sun!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Quarterback from Brooklyn!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Nifty 2-pager, and 2-page text story "Long Chance" by Kit Martin. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Stories by Bill Finger, George Kashdan and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. A mysterious box in Batman's Hall of Trophies tells the strange story of revenge by a man known as the Diamond King, whose son died at the hands of certain gangsters. When the evidence to prove their guilt was stolen and the men set free, the father uses the box to gain his revenge upon each of them. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Box!" by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Man Who Drowned Nine Times!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Static Sees Double!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "Fifty Below Zero!" by George Kashdan, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: The Spooks 1-pager by Phil Berube; Casey the Cop half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 2-page text story "The Coward" by Ted Field; and Chief Hot Foot half-pager by Boltinoff. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $1,300.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #0056443008

Cover by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Stories by Don C. Cameron and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Steve Travers is in the uncomfortable position of owing a big debt to his criminal brother, repayment being in the form of giving felons new faces thru plastic surgery so they can't be arrested by the police. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Underworld Surgeon!" by Don C. Cameron, Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Case of the Candy Clues!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Polly Wants to Crack a Safe!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "A Murder Rap for Brooklyn!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 1.5-page text story "Local Color" by Tom Neill, and Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Stories by Edmond Hamilton and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and George Klein. A clairvoyant successfully predicts the death of two men, but when he predicts Batman will die aboard an ocean liner, the Caped Crusader is willing to gamble that the prediction is wrong. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Man Who Could See the Future!" by Edmond Hamilton, Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Slam Bradley in "Rockabye Rogues!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Radio 'Hams' to the Rescue!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Man Who Brought 'em Back Dead!" with art by Curt Swan and George Klein. Also: Shorty 2-pager by Henry Boltinoff, and 2-page text story "Payment in Kind" by Art Long. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $259.95 or Best Offer View scans 2" cumulative spine split, multiple tears in front cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Jimmy Thompson, Dick Sprang, Howard Sherman, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. The Joker follows up an article in the newspaper about a scientist discovering a lost elixir of invisibility and becomes a real terror to Batman until the crime fighter takes some of the elixir himself. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Invisible Crimes!" with art by Dick Sprang. Plus: The origin of Robotman is retold in "The Inside Story of Robotman!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson (see Star Spangled Comics (1941) #7 for 1st appearance); Slam Bradley in "Shorty Meets the Champ!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The Mystery of the Mary Celeste II!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Shorty 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 2-page text piece "Secret Codes Can Be Fun!" by Henry Lysing; and Daffy & Doodle half-pager by Lit-Win. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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. When a brazen crime involving the theft of jade rocks Chinatown, Batman teams up with a Chinese detective to track down the criminals. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Crimes of Jade!" by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "A Bid for Robotman?" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "Shorty Rides a Winner!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "Dr. Z, Future Criminal!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Shorty 2-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Ozzie 1-pager by Phil Berube; 2-page text piece "Secret Codes -- A Hobby for All"; and 1-page story "Arizona Ranger." 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD 2.0 $7,999.95 or Best Offer View scans Edge staining throughout interior. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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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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Cover by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Jimmy Thompson, Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Blackie Nason was captured because of his picture being in the police "Rogue's Gallery," so after he escapes from prison, he has plastic surgery, then sets up his "Gallery of Undercover Cops." And he accidentally uncovers the true identity of Batman, just wanting to scam the underworld element. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Gallery of Public Heroes!" with art by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "Robotman in the Moon!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "The Sinister Snow Man!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "Find Me a Killer!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Shorty half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 1.5-page text piece "Secret Codes in Sports" by Henry Lysing; Daffy & Doodle half-pager by Lit-Win; and Jerry the Jitterbug half-pager by Boltinoff. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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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.