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Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) comic books 1949

  • Issue #143
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 143

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    Cover by Jim Mooney and Charles Paris. Stories by Bill Finger, Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Jim Mooney, Charles Paris, Jimmy Thompson, Howard Sherman, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. The Pied Piper returns to continue his criminal activities of committing a series of "pipe" crimes, each with a pipe related to the victim's name! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Pied Piper of Peril!" by Bill Finger, Jim Mooney and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "Robotman Versus the Baffler!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "Low Man on a Barber Pole!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The Five Weapons That Shook the World!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text piece "Secret Codes Are All Around You" by Henry Lysing; Casey the Cop half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff; and Daffy & Doodle half-pager by Lit-Win. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    4 days left Auction Detective Comics #143 Batman Robin Golden Age (1949)

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  • Issue #144
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 144

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    Cover by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Jimmy Thompson, Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Carmine Infantino and unknown. Big Jack Bancroft kidnaps Kay Kyser and his saxophonist (whom he resembles) in order to get on Kyser's radio show, "The College of Musical Knowledge" in order to hide from the police. Kyser has to find a way to tip off Batman to this and invite him to his program in order to round up the crook. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Kay Kyser's Mystery Broadcast!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "The Human Armored Car!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "The Seven Sinister Midgets!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The Case of the Black Cat Crimes!" with pencils by Carmine Infantino. Also: Jerry the Jitterbug half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Shorty 2-pager by Boltinoff; Daffy & Doodle 1-pager by Lit-Win; and 2-page text piece "The Printed Word." 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #145
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 145

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    Cover by Win Mortimer and Charles Paris. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Jimmy Thompson, Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Carmine Infantino and unknown. Dick Grayson suffers from a case of amnesia after rescuing a woman from near death. Bruce devises a plan for the youngster to "assume" the role of Robin in order to try and shock him into remembering his true identity. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Robin, the Boy Failure!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "The Smash-Up Crimes!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "His Highness, King Shorty!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "Undercover Gangster!" with pencils by Carmine Infantino. Also: Shorty half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Daffy & Doodle half-pager by Lit-Win; Casey the Cop half-pager by Boltinoff; Shorty 2-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "From Tree Trunk to Ocean Liner." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $100 Detective Comics 145 Batman, Robin, FULL PAGE AD FOR SUPERBOY 1 GOLDEN AGE POOR

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  • Issue #146
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 146
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4391056020
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    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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    $1,999 DETECTIVE COMICS #146 (DC: 1949) Dick Sprang CGC 6.5 (FN+) 4th Highest Grade

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  • Issue #147
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 147

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    Cover by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Jimmy Thompson, Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Carmine Infantino and unknown. A new villain (Tiger Shark in his 1st appearance) decides to create a criminal empire underwater, so the Dynamic Duo create their own weapon of offense: the Sub-Batmarine! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Tiger Shark!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "Robot Town, U.S.A.!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "When Private Eyes Cross!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The Fight of the Century!" with pencils by Carmine Infantino. Also: 2-page text piece "Nature's Playground" by David Kahn. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #148
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 148

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    Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Jimmy Thompson, Howard Sherman, Carmine Infantino and unknown. Batman and Robin fall victim, like others, to a mad scientist (Professor Zero in his 1st appearance) who has found a way to reduce humans to pygmy size in "The Experiment of Professor Zero" by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "The Metal Man's Sportsathon!" with art by Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "A Bicycle Built for Sleuths" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The King of the Animals!" with pencils by Carmine Infantino. Also: Sarge 1-pager by Phil Berube; 2-page text story "A Policeman's Lot" by Lee Goldsmith; Casey the Cop half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; and Jerry the Jitterbug half-pager by Boltinoff. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $850 DETECTIVE COMICS #148 CGC FN 6.0; CM-OW; Dick Sprang cvr/art! Professor Zero!

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  • Issue #149
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 149

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    Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Jimmy Thompson, Howard Sherman, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. The sound effects from a radio drama spur the Joker to institute a new crime idea: that of using sound to create panic among the city's populace in order to make easy scores. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Sound-Effect Crimes!" by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang. Plus: Robotman in "The Lost Evidence!" with art by Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "Shorty Grows Up!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The Case of the Ex-Boy Commando!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Shorty half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 2-page text piece "Science Question Box"; Varsity Vic 2-pager by Boltinoff; and Casey the Cop half-pager by Boltinoff. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #150
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 150

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    Cover by Jim Mooney. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Jimmy Thompson, Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, George Klein and unknown. A clever doctor uses a phony "ghost" of executed mobster Rifle Rafferty and a group of stool pigeons within Gotham City's mobs in order to convince the police and the Dynamic Duo that Rafferty has come back from the dead to exact revenge. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Ghost of Gotham City!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "Robotman Meets Robotcrook!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "A Day in the Life of a Private Eye!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "Around the World or Bust!" with inks by George Klein. Also: Jerry the Jitterbug half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff; and 1.5-page text piece "The Boy Conqueror." And: 1-page public service announcement "Superman on Safety First!" by Jack Schiff, Win Mortimer and Stan Kaye. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #151
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 151

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    Cover by Jim Mooney. Stories by Don C. Cameron and unknown. Art by Carmine Infantino, Dick Sprang, Jimmy Thompson, Howard Sherman and unknown. Ben Kole, a supposed student of Egyptology, has the weird hobby of saving people's lives, then demanding that they sign an "I.O.U. My Life" form in order to later blackmail those he saved. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "I.O.U. My Life!" with art by Dick Sprang. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman is introduced in "The Origin of Pow-Wow Smith!" with story by Don C. Cameron and pencils by Carmine Infantino; Robotman in "Around the World in 24 Hours!" with art by Jimmy Thompson; and Slam Bradley in "Rich Man, Poor Man, Lawyer Man...Thief!" with art by Howard Sherman. Also: Cartoon Flips activity half-pager "Starring...Robin" with art by Martin Naydel; "Big City Wrangler" half-pager; 2-page text piece "Photography -- A Modern Miracle"; and Bebe 2-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #152
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 152

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    Cover by Jim Mooney. Stories by Don C. Cameron and unknown. Art by Carmine Infantino, Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Jimmy Thompson, Howard Sherman, Ruben Moreira and unknown. Vicki Vale gets the chance to do a great story on "Three dead men who live today because of the Batman," but a new Jekyll and Hyde criminal almost destroys the good this story will do. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Goblin of Gotham City!" with art by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Train Robbers of Roaring River!" with story by Don C. Cameron and pencils by Carmine Infantino; Robotman in "Robotbody Meets a Body!" with art by Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "Too Many Morgans!" with art by Howard Sherman; and A Casebook Mystery "The Case of the Murdered Miner!" with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: 2-page text piece "Who Knows What!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #153
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 153

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    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.

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    $1,000 DETECTIVE COMICS #153 CGC 6.0 BATMAN 1ST ROY RAYMOND TV DETECTIVE
    $1,000 Detective Comics #153 CGC 2.0 1949

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  • Issue #154
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 154
    • INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, affects Batman and Robin story.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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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.