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Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 165

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    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 165 GD 2.0

    1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple and loose at other. Top staple loosely affixed.

    Starts Oct 3

    Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Don C. Cameron, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Dan Barry, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. While making an inspection of equipment in the Bat-Cave, Bruce and Dick also must inspect the various costumes Batman and Robin use in their fight against crime for leaks and tears, and, as it turns out, a never before used costume saves the day for the Batman, who has been seriously wounded, in "The Strange Costumes of Batman!" by Edmond Hamilton, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Riddle of Fort Brave!" with story by Don C. Cameron; Robotman in "One-Man Fire Department!"; Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man Who Never Slept!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry; and Dover and Clover in "Cabbages and Kale!" by Henry Boltinoff. Also: Shorty 1-pager by Boltinoff, and 2-page text piece "Let 'Em Eat Wood." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.