Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) comic books 1955 or before

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 115 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #0089223001

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Don C. Cameron, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Win Mortimer, Jack Farr, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. An architect invents a super strong glass that he plans to construct homes from, but his partner, noting that this man refuses an offer of $1 million from a steel company official to push for steel homes instead, parts company with the architect and swears revenge. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Man Who Lived in a Glass House!" by Don C. Cameron and Win Mortimer. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Molar Mobsters!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "Dead Men Can Tell Tales!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "Brooklyn Wants a Kingdom!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Daffy & Doodle half-pager by Lit-Win, and 2-page text story "A Game of Checkers" by Randolph Allen. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 129 CGC 3.5

Paper: White

Label #4745717014

Cover by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Jack Burnley, Charles Paris, Ray Burnley, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. After a gang of jewel thieves, Batman and Robin land on an island owned by a judge, who has, because of the death of one of his daughters, forbidden the existence of any modern devices on the island in "The Isle of Yesterday!" by Bill Finger, Jack Burnley, Charles Paris and Ray Burnley. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Heat's On!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "Crime Spots on the Sun!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Quarterback from Brooklyn!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Nifty 2-pager, and 2-page text story "Long Chance" by Kit Martin. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 167 FR 1.0

REMAINDERED COPY. Staple added, not manufacturing. Tape on first page.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Bruno Premiani, Frank Bolle and Dan Barry. Professor Nichols uses hypnosis to send Batman and Robin back to Cleopatra's Egypt to investigate their appearance in a mysterious ancient frieze in "Bodyguards to Cleopatra!" by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Killer Cougar of Shoe Mountain!" with art by Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "The Captured Brain!" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The People Who Couldn't Grow Old!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry. Also: Shorty 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Funny Facts 1-pager by Martin Naydel; Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "Here Comes the Band!" And: Superboy in the 1-page public service announcement "How to Bring Christmas Cheer" by Jack Schiff, Win Mortimer and Creig Flessel. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.