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Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 880CON CBCS 9.8 Jock Convention Foil Variant

Paper: White

Custom Variant.

Label #19-0EC9A25-003

Convention Exclusive Virgin Foil Variant. Written by SCOTT SNYDER. Art and cover by JOCK. It all comes down to this! The Joker is on the loose in the catacombs beneath Gotham City, more vicious and frightening than ever. But even as Batman closes in on The Clown Prince of Crime, he begins to suspect that the city may be the target of an even deadlier threat - one that could shake Gotham City to its core. 32 pg, FC, RATED T Cover price $2.99.

Detective Comics (2011 2nd Series) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2E0EAE2-011

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Written by TONY S. DANIEL. Art by TONY S. DANIEL and SANDU FLOREA. Cover by DANIEL. He makes dolls out of his victims - and he's tired of being referred to in the media as the Gotham Strangler. His moniker is the Dollmaker, and he and his insane family are going to hunt down Gotham City's public figures and turn them into the ultimate collectables. As the Dollmaker ups the stakes, Batman finds himself in a race against time - because one of his allies is the Dollmaker's next target! Cover price $2.99.

Detective Comics (2011 2nd Series) 37B CBCS 9.8 Cooke Variant

Paper: White

Darwyn Cooke Variant.

Label #19-2F13AF0-012

Written by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato. Art by Francis Manapul. Cover by Darwyn Cooke. Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato return - and now's the time to take back Gotham City! Anarky now! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Detective Comics (2011 2nd Series) 44C CGC 9.8 SS Adams Blank Variant

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

Signed and Sketch by Neal Adams on 9/5/15 Sketch Edition

Label #1193054003

Blank Cover. Written by Brian Buccellato. Art by Fernando Blanco. The Joker's Daughter reveals her plans to take on Batman and his task force-and they might prove deadly to Gordon, Bullock and Montoya! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Detective Comics (2016 3rd Series) 987B CGC 9.8 SS Mark Brooks Brooks Variant

Paper: White

Signed By Mark Brooks on 1/18/21. Variant Cover.

Label #3741375001

Written by Bryan Hill. Art by Miguel Mendonca, Diana Egea, and Adriano Lucas. Cover by Mark Brooks. Then, the pulse-pounding 'On the Outside' storyline hurtles toward its cataclysmic conclusion! Batman has tasked Katana, Black Lightning, the Signal and Orphan (a.k.a. Cassandra Cain) with stopping a rogue operator using alien technology that can crack into any mind on Earth! What does this case have to do with the Brainiac Files seen in JUSTICE LEAGUE: NO JUSTICE #1? And how does Amanda Waller factor in? Guess you're 'outside' of Batman's circle of trust… for now. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.

Detective Comics Facsimile Edition (2019 DC) 27 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4416922002

Cover by Bob Kane. Written by Bill Finger and Gardner Fox and Jerry Siegel and others. Art by Bob Kane and Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring and others. Own a copy of Batmans first appearance in the pages of Detective Comics with this facsimile version of Detective Comics #27, starring the Dark Knight Detective in The Case of Chemical Syndicate. This edition also includes re-creations of the original vintage ads plus the complete backup stories featuring Speed Saunders, Buck Marshall, the Crimson Avenger, Slam Bradley, and more! 64 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $6.99.

Detective Comics Lot of 10

Issues 526, 569, 572, 574, 580, 598, 600, and 609 of Detective Comics (1937 1st Series); and 1 and 3 of Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) Annual. Most will grade in the VF- to FN range.

Detective Comics Lot of 10

Issues 396, 416, 418, 425, 437, 461, 462, 467, 468 and 470 of Detective Comics (1937 1st Series). Most will grade in the VG to FN+ range.

Detective Comics Lot of 2

Issues 291 and 323 of Detective Comics (1937 1st Series). Most will grade in the GD to VG range.

Detective Comics Lot of 5

Issues 596-600 of Detective Comics (1937 1st Series). Most will grade in the FN to VF range, with 598 grading at VG.

Detective Comics Lot of 5

Issues 591-595 of Detective Comics (1937 1st Series). Most will grade in the FN to VF range.

Detective Comics Lot of 9

Issues 560, 563, 568, 569, 575-578, and 582 of Detective Comics (1937 1st Series). Most will grade in the VF range with a few grading closer to FN.

Detective Comics Oreo Cookie Giveaway (1984) 27 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

REPRINT.

Label #4060674001

Oreo Cookie promotional comic from 1984. Reprints Batman cover and story from Detective #27, plus Robin origin from Detective #38, and first Joker appearance from Batman #1. 32-pages, all newsprint, full-color standard comic book size.

Detective Magazine Lot 3

Issues Detective World (1943-1981 Detective World Inc) True Crime Magazine Vol. 5 #4; Revealing Detective Cases (1942-1951 Close-Up) True Crime Magazine Vol. 3 #2; and True Police Cases (1946-2000 Fawcett) Magazine Vol. 1 #11. Most will grade in the VG- to FN range.

Detective Magazines Lot of 4

Issues 10 True Crime Cases (1950 Current Detective Stories Inc.) Magazine Vol. 2 #3; Expose Detective (1942-1948 Non-Pareil Publishing) Magazine Vol. 3 #1; Revealing Detective Cases (1942-1951 Close-Up) True Crime Magazine Vol. 3 #4; and All-True Detective Cases (1947 Export Publishing Enterprises) Vol. 1 #3. Most will grade in the VG range.

Detective Mysteries (1938 Western Fiction) Pulp 1 GD/VG 3.0

Volume 1, Issue 1 - November, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Short Stories (1937-1947 Manvis Publications) Pulp Vol. 3 #4 VG 4.0

Short stories by Anthony Boucher and E. Hoffman Price.

Detective Tales (1935-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 28 #2 FN 6.0

Devil Chef (1994) 1 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-063

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Story and art by Jack Pollack. Hell hath no fury like the diminutive demon of disagreeable delicacies, Devil Chef. Whether terrorizing the culinary patrons of "Chez Monieux" or venting his wrath upon the armed forces of a great, God-fearing nation, Chef's justice is both swift and terrible. But would it be as fun any other way? The DicTater-Tot's fiendish forays are at last chronicled by the Dark Lord's personal manservant, Jack Pollock. It's one shot to the funny bone in this one-shot comic book. You refuse to witness Chef's glory? Chef is angry now! B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Devil's Reign (2022 Marvel) 5A CBCS 9.8 Checchetto

Paper: White

Label #22-0FA5507-007

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Written by Chip Zdarsky. Art by Marco Checchetto. Cover by Marco Checchetto. As smart and ruthless as Wilson Fisk may be, he's chosen to enlist the aid of some of the most reprehensible, dangerous and bloodthirsty criminals the Marvel Universe has to offer! He's been able to keep them on a short leash out of fear for weeks. IN THIS ISSUE - that fear runs out! Fisk's lackeys aren't scared of ANYTHING anymore, even him - and ALL OF NEW YORK is left to pay the price! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Diana vs. Jennifer Print by Budd Root

Signed by the artist. Print on heavy stock. 11" x 17".

Die!Die!Die! (2018 Image) 1D CGC 9.8 Burnham Fan of Violence Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover D.

Label #1572410024

Written by Robert Kirkman and Scott M. Gimple, Art and Cover by Chris Burnham and Nathan Fairbairn. In this highly secretive surprise launch from Image/Skybound that retailers weren't even allowed to order initially, an American operative is compromised during an attempted hit on a UK government official, Senator Connie Lipshitz calls on Nate to put together a rescue operation. 24 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Digitek (1992 Marvel) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

Direct Edition.

Label #19-27C178C-043

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Jonathan Bryant is accidentally thrown into cyber-space and transformed into Digitek, the ultimate computer warrior! This 4-issue limited series also features a special appearance by Deathlok! Written by John Tomlinson and Andy Lanning. Painted art and cover by Dermot Power. Cover price $1.95.

Digitek (1992 Marvel) 2 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2AD1D20-035

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To battle the Bacillicons! Guest-starring Deathlok. After the Protosilicon is stolen from Northstar Labs, Digitek and his bewildered wife, Sam, set out to find the assailants. They succeed and find themselves face to face with the Bacillicons, walking, talking, killing products of an advanced computer virus. Written by John Tomlinson and Andy Lanning. Painted art and cover by Dermot Power. Cover price $1.95.

Digitek (1992 Marvel) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Label #19-27C178C-041

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Deathlok continues his guest appearance in this beautifully illustrated limited series. A battle royale begins between Deathlok, Digitek and the Bacillicons, all of whom are bent on destroying the heroes. Written by John Tomlinson and Andy Lanning. Painted art and cover by Dermot Power. Cover price $2.25.

Dime Detective Magazine (1931-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 15 #4 VG 4.0

Dime Detective Magazine (1931-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 21 #4 VG 4.0

Dime Detective Magazine (1931-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 23 #3 GD/VG 3.0

Interior oxidation.

Volume 23, Issue 3 - February, 1937. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1950 Dime Mystery Book Magazine - Popular) Pulp Vol. 31 #1 FN 6.0

Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1950 Dime Mystery Book Magazine - Popular) Pulp Vol. 32 #1 FN 6.0

Long running pulp magazine focusing on weird mystery stories. Cover by Gloria Stoll Karn. "Dead Men Rise Up Never" by Ray Bradbury, plus stories by William R. Cox, Francis K. Allan, Joel Reeve, Ken Lewis, Cyril Plunkett, Dorothy Dunn, Talmage Powell and D. R. Banat. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 98 pages, text, with B&W illustrations Cover price $0.15.

Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1950 Dime Mystery Book Magazine - Popular) Pulp Vol. 34 #4 VG/FN 5.0

Dime Mystery Magazine (1932-1950 Dime Mystery Book Magazine - Popular) Pulp Vol. 35 #2 VG/FN 5.0

Long running pulp magazine focusing on weird mystery stories. Cover by ?. "Wake for the Living" by Ray Bradbury, plus stories by Francis K. Allan, Arthur Leo Zagat, Joe Kent, Wyatt Blassingame, Lix Agrabee and Charles W. Harbaugh. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 98 pages, text, with B&W illustrations Cover price $0.15.

Dinos & Monsters & Babes Print by Budd Root

Signed by the artist. High quality print on heavy stock. 8 1/2" x 11"

Disco Cube Print by Budd Root

Signed by the artist. High quality print on heavy stock. 11" x 17".

Dixie Dugan Volume 4 (1953 2nd Series Headline) 4 FR 1.0

2 1/2" cumulative spine split.

Story by J. P. McEvoy. Art by John Striebel. Reprints of the long-running comic strip, featuring a former showbiz star who encounters adventure and, sometimes, romance. An old friend of Dixie's turns up at the recovery center. Dixie is torn between Steve and dying vet Art, who both love her. But when her fake engagement to Art goes too far, her gal friends offer to intercede on her behalf. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Doc Savage HC (1975 Golden Press Novel) A Superhero Adventure 3-1ST VG- 3.5

Writing on leaf page.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The Ghost Legion!"

Written by Kenneth Robeson (Lester Dent). Art by Arnie Kohn. Cover by Ben Otero.

The Man of Bronze and his aide Monk Mayfair battle invisible supercrooks led by a criminal mastermind whose scientific brilliance may surpass Doc's own.

Doc Savage, a man of superhuman strength and awesome intelligence, has dedicated his life to a never-ending fight against evil. Alone, this mysterious figure with bronze skin and gold-flecked eyes is extraordinary; with his partners – the five brainiest heroes ever joined in a cause – he is invincible. Together, Doc and his men face danger, thwart wickedness, secure justice, and share fantastic adventures.

Hardcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 212 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Doc Savage The Man of Bronze (1991 Millennium) 1 CBCS 7.5

Paper: White

Label #19-2AD1FA5-011

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Doc Savage The Man of Bronze Repel (1993) 1 CBCS 8.5

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on back of case

Label #19-2AD1FA5-010

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Doctor Chaos (1993) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

(#23,005/32,000).

Label #19-2B9A632-005

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Doctor Chaos (1993) 2 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case

(#29,008/30,000).

Label #19-2B9A632-007

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Doctor Fate (2015 DC) 1A CBCS 9.8 SS Levitz Liew

Paper: White

Verified Signature: Paul Levitz. Includes COA.

Label #23-28603FC-001

Written by Paul Levitz. Art and Cover by Sonny Liew. You thought global warming was bad? Anubis, the Egyptian Lord of Dead, is preparing the flood to wash the world away. Standing in his way? An overwhelmed Brooklyn med student who's been handed the helmet of Fate, without an instruction manual. 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.

Doctor Fate Lot of 7

Issues 1-3 of Immortal Doctor Fate (1985); and 1-4 of Doctor Fate (1987 1st Series). Most will grade in the VF range with a couple grading close to FN.

Doctor Giggles (1992) 1 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-064

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Written by STEVEN GRANT. Art by KENT BURLES and ALAN J. BURROWS. Cover by DOUG MAHNKE. The sleepy little town of Moorehigh is about to wake up to its worst nightmare: Evan Rendell, a.k.a. Dr. Giggles, is coming home to settle some old scores. Adapted from writer/director Manny Coto's script by Steven Grant and artists Kent Burles and Alan J. Burrows. Cover price $2.50.

Doctor Strange (1968 1st Series) 169 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4389004003

Doctor Strange stories continued from Strange Tales. 1st Doctor Strange in his own title. Cover art by Dan Adkins. The Coming of... Dr. Strange, script by Roy Thomas, art by Dan Adkins; Origin of Dr. Strange retold; Stephen Strange seeks out the Ancient One in Himalayas in hope of a cure for his damaged nerves; He discovers that Baron Mordo, a pupil of the Ancient One, is plotting to kill his teacher; Strange warns the Ancient One and then asks to study the mystic arts. House ad for Amazing Spider-Man #61 and Thor #152. Letter to the editor from comics historian George Olshevski. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Doctor Strange (1968 1st Series) 169 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4389004005

Doctor Strange stories continued from Strange Tales. 1st Doctor Strange in his own title. Cover art by Dan Adkins. The Coming of... Dr. Strange, script by Roy Thomas, art by Dan Adkins; Origin of Dr. Strange retold; Stephen Strange seeks out the Ancient One in Himalayas in hope of a cure for his damaged nerves; He discovers that Baron Mordo, a pupil of the Ancient One, is plotting to kill his teacher; Strange warns the Ancient One and then asks to study the mystic arts. House ad for Amazing Spider-Man #61 and Thor #152. Letter to the editor from comics historian George Olshevski. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Doctor Strange (1968 1st Series) 169 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4389004006

Doctor Strange stories continued from Strange Tales. 1st Doctor Strange in his own title. Cover art by Dan Adkins. The Coming of... Dr. Strange, script by Roy Thomas, art by Dan Adkins; Origin of Dr. Strange retold; Stephen Strange seeks out the Ancient One in Himalayas in hope of a cure for his damaged nerves; He discovers that Baron Mordo, a pupil of the Ancient One, is plotting to kill his teacher; Strange warns the Ancient One and then asks to study the mystic arts. House ad for Amazing Spider-Man #61 and Thor #152. Letter to the editor from comics historian George Olshevski. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Doctor Strange (1968 1st Series) 169 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4389004004

Doctor Strange stories continued from Strange Tales. 1st Doctor Strange in his own title. Cover art by Dan Adkins. The Coming of... Dr. Strange, script by Roy Thomas, art by Dan Adkins; Origin of Dr. Strange retold; Stephen Strange seeks out the Ancient One in Himalayas in hope of a cure for his damaged nerves; He discovers that Baron Mordo, a pupil of the Ancient One, is plotting to kill his teacher; Strange warns the Ancient One and then asks to study the mystic arts. House ad for Amazing Spider-Man #61 and Thor #152. Letter to the editor from comics historian George Olshevski. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Doctor Strange (1968 1st Series) 177 GD+ 2.5

Signed by artist Gene Colan. No certification is included.

Dr. Strange gets a new costume that fans didn't care for in 1969--but it looks pretty cool to us! Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer. The Cult and the Curse, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer; Asmodeus assumes form of Dr. Strange, to fool Ancient One; Strange takes on new masked costume. Asmodeus recites the Spell of Fire and Ice with dying breath, releasing Ymir the frost giant and Surtur the fire demon. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Doctor Strange (1974 2nd Series) 1 GD- 1.8

Mold, heavy water damage, and staple rust/migration.

First appearance of the Silver Dagger in the beginning of a classic Dr. Strange storyline, Through an Orb Darkly!, script by Steve Englehart (co-plot, script) and Frank Brunner (co-plot), pencils by Frank Brunner, inks by Dick Giordano; Silver Dagger infiltrates the Sanctum Sanctorum, throws silver dagger into Strange's back, and takes the Eye of Agamotto amulet and Clea; Strange is pulled into necromantic Orb of Agamotto and cryptic hookah-smoking caterpillar (first appearance); continued from Marvel Premiere 14. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #23 (Sgt. Fury). Cover price $0.25.

Doctor Strange (1974 2nd Series) 8 VF- 7.5

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Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. Rights of Passage, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer; Dr. Strange and Clea battle Dormammu and Umar; Clea confronts her father Orini. Strange & Clea perform pagan ritual, & G'uranthic Guardian dumps Strange's stolen power into Clea; Strange reclaims power from Clea, & they leave Dark Dimension, Clea bound to her past no more; Clea origin. The story continues from Giant-Size Avengers 4. Cover price $0.25.