The Detective comic books issue 1

Vol. 1, No. 1 - February 1949. 7" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 1, No. 2 - April 1949. 7" x 9", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 1, No. 3 - June 1949. Homicidal Hypo-Man" by C. M. Cornbluth; "Three Strikes You're Dead!"by John D. Donald. 7" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 1, No. 4 - August 1949. 7" x 9", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Fine $27.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Detective Comics (2016) #934-949.

Written by James TynionIV, Marguerite Bennett and Steve Orlando. Art by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Andy MacDonald, Alvaro Martinez, Brad Anderson, Raul Fernandez, Ben Oliver, Al Barrionuevo and Carmen Carnero. Cover by Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira.

When an elite fighting force modeled after the Dark Knight invades his city, Batman assembles a team of his own: Batwoman, Tim Drake, Spoiler, Orphan and Clayface. Then, a mysterious villain called First Victim appears and launches an assault on Batman and his team, forcing them to fight an enemy they know nothing about, who seems to have the support of an entire network of strange new foes!

Hardcover, 384 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $6.80

Add to cart Fine $8.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Mythology!" Collects Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) #994-999.

Written by Peter J. Tomasi. Art by Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, Christian Alamy and Mark Irwin. Cover by Doug Mah and Jaime Mendoza.

Alfred Pennyworth...attacked at Wayne manor! Who's hunting those closest to Batman? Commissioner Gordon calls in the Dark Knight Detective when there's a murder at the Gotham City Aquarium-staged to look exactly like Thomas and Martha Wayne's crime scene, right down to the playbill and pearls. How does this bizarre homicide tie into the shadowy monster that attacks Dr. Leslie Thompkins? This creature looks to wage a war on Batman - and it's using Joker gas to do it!

Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Collects Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) #994-999, 1001-1016, 1018-1033, Detective Comics (2016) Annual #2-3, Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P. (2020 DC) #1, and a story from Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) #1000 and Detective Comics (New 52) #27. Written by Peter J. Tomasi and James Tynion IV. Art by Doug Mahnke, Christian Duce, Kenneth Rocafort, Mark Irwin, Christian Alamy, Bilquis Evely, Scott Goglewski, Kyle Hotz, Sumit Kumar, Keith Champagne, Travis Moore, Max Raynor, Nicola Scott, Ian Bertram, Doug Mahnke, Norm Rapmund, Eduardo Risso, Chris Burnham, David Lafuente, Diogenes Neves, Marcio Takara, Tyler Kirkman, Jose Luis, Eber Ferreira, and Matt Santorelli. Cover by Doug Mahnke and Jaime Mendoza. Back Cover by Christian Duce. Writer Peter J. Tomasi's prolific Detective Comics run raised the stakes for the Dark Knight's adventures in Gotham City. Together with artists Doug Mahnke, Brad Walker, Kyle Hotz, and others, Tomasi crafted numerous iconic storylines--such as Mythology, Medieval, and Cold Dark World--that pushed Batman and his rogues to the edge, blurring the lines between heroes and villains. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,016 pages, full color. Cover price $150.00.

1st printing. Collects Stories from Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) #1027 and 1034-1061, Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) Annual #2021, Batman: Secret Files - Huntress (2021 DC), Future State: Dark Detective (2021 DC) #1-4, and Batman: One Bad Day - Two-Face (2022 DC) and stories from Batman Secret Files (2018) #3 and Batman Black and White (2020 DC) #5. Written by Mariko Tamaki, Meghan Fitzmarti, Tristan Jones, Dan Watters, Matthew Rosenberg, Stephanie Phillips, and Mark Waid. Art by Dan Mora, Clayton Henry, Viktor Bogdanovic, Karl Mostert, Jonathan Glapion, Tristan Jones, Kyle Hotz, Darick Robertson, Max Raynor, David Lapham, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Fernando Blanco, Amancay Nahuelpan, David Lapham, and Javier Fernandez. Cover by Dan Mora. Foreword by Paul Kaminski. Introduction by Mariko Tamaki. No Mansion. No Fortune. No Alfred. No Stopping Now! With anti-vigilante sentiment on the rise and a new age of villains sweeping Gotham, Bruce Wayne must rethink how to be Batman...or risk losing his city for good! As Huntress, Nightwing, and friends of old find their way back into the Dark Knights life, so too will return old enemies. From Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki with artist Dan Mora (Batman/Superman: Worlds Finest, Justice League Unlimited), Ivan Reis (Green Lamtern, Superman), and more comes a new future. Who will Batman become when the tools he spent a lifetime relying on are taken away? Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,000 pages, full color. Teen. Cover price $125.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $99.99

Add to cart Near Mint $99.99

1st printing. Collects stories from Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) #1062-1089, Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) Annual #2022, Batman Secret Files (2018) #1, DC's Crimes of Passion (2020 DC), and Strange Love Adventures (2022 DC). Written by Ram V., Dan Watters, Simon Spurrier, and Alex Paknadel. Art by Rafael Albuquerque, Hayden Sherman, Stefano Raffaele, Dani, Ivan Reis, Dexter Soy, Caspar Wijngaard, Eduardo Pansica, Goran Sudzuka, Dustin Nguyen, Francesco Francavilla, Aaron Campbell, Jason Shawn Alexander, Christopher Mitten, Liam Sharp, Ram V, Juan Ferreyra, Mike Perkins, Riccardo Federici, Jorge Fornes, Javier Fernandez, Robbi Rodriguez, Lisandro Estherren, Christian Duce, Guillem March, John Paul Leon, Phil Hester, Danny Miki, Miguel Mendonca, Joe Prado, Julio Ferreira, Juan Castro, Eric Gapstur, and Ande Parks. Cover by Evan Cagle. Introduction by Ram V. Afterwords by Simon Spurrier and Dan Watters. RAM V'S MAGNUM OPUS IN ONE MASSIVE VOLUME! For years, Batman has instilled fear into criminals by posing as a demonic creature of the night. But as the Dark Knight begins to question his own mortality--and as seemingly real demons start appearing in Gotham--he must also ask himself if there has in fact been an actual dark entity living in him all along. From Eisner Award-winning author Ram V, along with Simon Spurrier, Dan Watters, Rafael Albuquerque, Hayden Sherman, Stefano Raffaele, and many others, comes a dark opera told in three acts pitting Batman against some of his most terrifying foes, the mysterious Orgham family, and his own inner nature. This all-in-one volume collects the entire Gotham Nocturne storyline with the interconnecting backup tales. This edition also includes a new gallery of behind-the-scenes artwork. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 1,096 pages, full color. Teen Cover price $150.00.

Vol. 1, No. 2 - November 1952. 7" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 1, No. 3 - March 1953. 7" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 1, No. 4 - May 1953. 7" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Fine $2.65

Stories, art and cover by Chester Gould, plus a backup story by Warren Sattler. ACG Comics reprints stories from Chester Goulds cops-and-robbers comic strip, Dick Tracy. These strips are from 1949 and feature the return of the villain Sleet and the introduction of Tracys longtime partner, Sam Catchem. Ex-Boston cop Sam Catchem joins the force and becomes Tracys partner after Pat Patton gets promoted to police chief. He encounters old foe Sleet, whom he let skate back in Boston, and blackmails her to inform on Big Frost's gang. These strips date from the last week in December 1948 to January 1949. Also featuring a backup story from Charltons Fightin' Army. A New Cop in Town; The Enemy Above. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Add to cart Fine $3.00

Add to cart Fine $3.00

Written by Mike Mignola and Chris Golden. Art by Peter Bergting. Cover by David Palumbo. A psychic medium is captured by a crazed scientist desperate to find an occult object that will connect him to worlds beyond the veil, and paranormal investigator Simon Church and his hardy detective race to find the artifact with the help of the medium's assistant before its supernatural side effects can destroy the city. But another mystery looms more than ever, as the occult detective searches for answers about his real identity and his past that's been kept secret for so long. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The First Case!"

Written by Felix Gumpaw. Art and cover by Walmir Archanjo and Glass House Graphics.

Puppy PI Rider Woofson thought he was the only detective at Pawston Elementary, but while bringing down a pencil theft ring, he finds out that there are other super sleuths at school. Fortunately (or not!) there's plenty of pet-ty crime happening at Pawston, so Rider joins forces with the other puppy PIs to form the PI Pack - the best (and only!) detective group at school.

Their first case is high stakes because it hits every student in the belly - a lunchtime bandit is stealing the best food from the cafeteria! Will the Pup Detectives bring the noodle nabber to justice, or will the hungry students of Pawston be left to endure Soup Surprise for lunch every day?

Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 144 pages. full color. All Ages

Cover price $17.99.

Bondage cover. Cover price $0.25.

1st printing. Collects DETECTIVE COMICS #821-826. Written by Paul Dini and Royal McGraw. Art by J.H. Williams III, Don Kramer, and Joe Benitez. Cover by Simone Bianchi. Don't miss this all-new collection of mystery stories written by Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Series)! The Dark Knight faces the Riddler, the Penguin and Poison Ivy as well as brand-new villains while pushing himself to the limit to solve crimes. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Hold the comic book history of DC Comics' Detective Comics in the palm of your hand with DC Comics: Detective Comics: The Complete Covers Omnibus Volume 1. Featuring covers from the inception of Detective Comics in 1937 to the introduction of Batman and his heroic adventures, this mini book is bound together at a readable pocket-book size and is the perfect collector's item for comic book fans.

Hardcover, 3-in. x 4-in., 304 pages, full color.

Cover price $11.99.