Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) comic books 1959

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Secret of the Fantastic Weapons" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; In a Mayan jungle in Mexico, Batman and Robin confront three criminals with super weapons: Smite, Bragan, and The Professor. Warden Willis humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Man Who Made Dreams Come True!" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. Leroy Legge. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Crime Conjurer!" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; John Jones must stop a magician on a robbery spree, but he is being filmed for a documentary on being a police detective so he can't slip away and use his super powers. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Peril at Playland Isle" starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; When the wealthy builder of a new amusement park is killed, Batman and Robin nearly lose their lives tracking down the real killer. Warden Willis two-page humor by Henry Boltinoff. "The Golden Lie Detector" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. Peter Zembler. "Web of Guilt" text story. "Menace of the Martian Weapons!" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; A cache of Martian weapons falls to Earth and into Buggsy Roach's hands. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Batman's origin retold with new facts in "Batman's First Case" starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; The sudden appearance of a new criminal basing his crime on time jogs Batman's memory into remembering that this criminal was his very first case after his parents were killed, and if the Clock has his way, the current case against him will be the Caped Crusader's last! "The Menace of the Deadly Lights!" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. Thorgsen . Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "Fingerprints of Guilt" text story. "The Fantastic Human Falcon" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Detective Jones must stop The Falcon and his bird-themed robberies. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Satellite of Gotham City" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin face the challenge of Astro's Satellite of Crime. Ad for The Brave and the Bold #23. What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient) public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. Warden Willis humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Magic Stop Watch" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy Raymond, who usually exposes frauds and hoaxters on his show, seems to be the one perpertrating the scam this time around. "Face of Guilt" text story. Ad for Challengers of the Unknown #7. "The Challenge of the Masked Avenger" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; The Manhunter's usual daily routine of stopping criminals is further complicated by the emergence of the Masked Avenger, a nobody trying to make a name for himself in order to impress the girl he wants to marry. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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1st appearance of Bat-Mite. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Batman Meets Bat-Mite" starring Batman, Robin, and Bat-Mite (intro), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Preparing to go off on patrol, Batman and Robin find the Bat-Cave disturbed and meet the zany and humorous Bat-Mite, an admirer of Batman's from another dimension; Bat-Mite wants to join Batman and Robin in their fight against crime. Ad for Showcase #20. Warden Willis humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Mystery of the Magic Sea!" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; When an earthquake exposes a portion of an underground sea, a small town hopes it will be a boon to its tourism business; But a legend warns that if a person swims too deep in the water, he'll turn into a fish; Roy Raymond films the attempts of two townspeople to disprove the legend for Impossible but True. Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros Circus at Palisades Amusement Park ad starring Superman. "John Jones' Farewell to Earth" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Jovians come to Earth searching for a criminal but they need Manhunter's help because their weakness is water and it's raining. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Power That Doomed Batman" starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Batman takes up a plane on an experimental flight, and, after crossing the path of a strange comet, lands, revealing Batman with a strange glow...and super powers to boot. Warden Willis humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "Mystery of the Mercurian Masquerader" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. the Mercurian D'Lor. "The Mixed-Up Martian Powers" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; A strange meteor switches all of the Manhunter's powers around. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Thousand Deaths of Batman!" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; A criminal director, for a price, stages plays for the underworld in which Batman and Robin actors are "killed," until the real Batman and Robin take the crook-actors places; After a few performances, the director becomes suspicious and finally learns the truth; During the night in which the leader of the gangsters is among the audience, the director has prepared deadly traps on stage to eliminate the Dynamic Duo. Warden Willis two-page humor by Henry Boltinoff. "The Menace of the Magnetic Meteorite!" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. Borgal. Half-page Casey the Cop story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Man Who Exposed John Jones" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; A former film executive is operating a blackmail racket, and he thinks he can blackmail Detective Jones with proof he is a Martian. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Creature from Planet X" starring Batman and Robin, script by Jack Miller, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; A giant alien is convinced by a gang of criminals that Batman is a criminal. Tips on Summer Fun! public service announcement starring Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff, art by Rube Grossman. Jail Jests humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The City That Time Forgot" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, script by Jack Miller, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy encounters Dick Edmunds. "The Hunted Martian" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; Jones has to track an American criminal through the jungles of Africa; vs. Rod Mulloy. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "Batman's Armored Rival" starring Batman, Robin, and the Crimson Knight (intro), script by Dave Wood, art by Sheldon Moldoff; Batman and Robin are assisted by a new hero, the Crimson Knight; But whose side is the mystery man really on? Water: A Good Friend or a Deadly Enemy--Depending on You! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. "The Incredible Cave Creatures" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, script by Jack Miller, art by Ruben Moreira. "The Lost Identity" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, script by Jack Miller, art by Joe Certa; Jones loses his ability to change to Earthman form; vs. Rocky Wheeler (intro, villain) and The Hanshaw Gang. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Crystal Creature" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; Nuclear waste mutates sea life into a "Crystal Creature" that consumes metal, and Batman and Robin must save Gotham City from its menace; Thing worsen when some crooks try to capitalize on the presence of the crystal creature and they pose as the monster, distracting the Dynamic Duo from their main concern. It's Fun to Learn! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. Warden Willis humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "Roy Raymond's Fantastic Powers" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira. Casey the Cop humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff; Because Jones has to testify in an important case, Harding assigns him a bodyguard. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Secret of the Dragon Society" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; In an address to a group of police academy graduates, Commissioner Gordon tells the story of Batman and Robins battle against the multi-state Dragon Society gang of criminals; The story focuses on how much trouble the criminal gang meant for the heroes, but how they never stopped trying to capture the criminals. New Stars for "Old Glory" public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bernard Baily. Warden Willis humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Plunderers from Pluto" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. phoney Plutonians. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Unmasking of J'onn J'onzz" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, script by Jack Miller, art by Joe Certa; When a Martian criminal lands on Earth, J'Onzz's presence on Earth is revealed; A Martian weapon takes away his abiltiy to use his other powers while he is invisible. Full-page ad for Showcase # 23 featuring Green Lantern. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff and Charles Paris. "The Hermit of Mystery Island" starring Batman and Robin, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris; On a supposedly deserted island, Batman, Robin, and four gang-bosses encounter a strange hermit who predicts dire fates for all the crooks and Batman, which seem to come true; The criminals start dying one by one, and all of them almost meet their doom as the hermit predicted. The Atom Servant of Man public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Lou Cameron. Warden Willis humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "20th Century Genie" starring Roy Raymond TV Detective, art by Ruben Moreira; Roy vs. Jebel. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Human Flame" starring John Jones Manhunter from Mars, art by Joe Certa; The Human Flame is convinced fire is the Manhunter's weakness. 32 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.