Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) comic books 1948

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.

Cover by Jim Mooney and Charles Paris. Stories by Bill Finger, George Kashdan, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Jim Mooney, Charles Paris, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. A master locksmith poses as a criminal in order to help Batman and Robin capture a notorious criminal and his gang in "The Human Key!" by Bill Finger, Jim Mooney and Charles Paris. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Society Plumbers" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Skates for Scoundrels!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Unwelcome Santa Claus!" by George Kashdan, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text story "Stolen Cache" by Robert Hale. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $2,750.00 View scans Paper: White Pedigree: Ohio Ohio Label #0083201016 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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.

Cover by Jim Mooney. Stories by Bill Finger, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Jim Mooney, Charles Paris, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, Lee Harris, Jack Kirby and George Klein. A freak lightning bolt destroys most of the Penguin's trick umbrellas that he was going to use to commit crimes, so he warns Batman he'll commit the crimes anyway but by using umbrellas that are not umbrellas. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Umbrellas of Crime!" by Bill Finger, Jim Mooney and Charles Paris. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Abercrombie and the Urchins!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Calamity Incorporated!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Beast of London!" with art by Jack Kirby and George Klein. Also: Homer half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 2-page text story "Look Before You Leap" by Cliff Rhodes; and Little Pete half-pager by Boltinoff. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer, Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Stories by Edmond Hamilton and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Professor Nichols discovers a document that states that the story of scientist Frankenstein is true, so he decides to personally go back in time to find out the truth behind the Frankenstein monster. But he soon discovers that he needs the aid of the Caped Crusaders, so he draws them into the past. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The True Story of Frankenstein!" by Edmond Hamilton, Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Chimp and the Chump!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Unscrambled Proverbs!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "Crimes by Television!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text story "Weatherproof" by John Pollard. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Howard Sherman, Lee Harris and unknown. At a meeting of the Gotham City Museum Board of Trustees, Bruce Wayne sees a map from 1667 that bears his hand-writing, so he has Professor Nichols send him and Dick back to that era to see if they can solve that age old mystery. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Dead Man's Chest!" with art by Dick Sprang. Plus: Slam Bradley in "Truth + Penalty = Crime-Catchers!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "The City of Glass!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "A Tale of Two Brooklyns!" Also: 1.5-page text story "Too Many Cooks!" by Cliff Rhodes. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jim Mooney and Charles Paris. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Lee Harris and unknown. A clever rebus sign on a local furrier's store gives the Joker yet a new and novel method of committing his crimes! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Rebus Crimes!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Balloon Bandits!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Cycle of Crimes!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Rise and Fall of a Gangster!" Also: 2-page text piece "Secret Codes Can Be Fun" by Henry Lysing, and Shorty half-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 48 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.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $339.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1482288018 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $7,399.95 or Best Offer View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $4,999.95 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Back cover missing. Centerfold missing. Label #4291366001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

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.

2nd Riddler cover story. Cover by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Jimmy Thompson, Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. The Riddler returns from the "dead" to continue his campaign of puzzle contests to baffle the police and the Dynamic Duo. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Crime's Puzzle Contest!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "The Robot Bandit!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "The Farmer in the Till!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The Mystery of Secret X" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Jerry the Jitterbug half-pager by Henry Boltinoff, and 2-page text piece "When You Close Your Mind" by William Morrison. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.