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Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) comic books 1949

  • 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.

  • 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.