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Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) comic books 1947, graded by CGC

  • Item #60895935
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    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 119 CGC 3.5 Qualified

    Paper: White

    Piece missing from page 7.

    Label #4380159005

    Starts Jul 6

    Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Gene McDonald, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. A crook on the lam assumes the role of a guard at an asylum and gets the idea of using the men inside (who think of themselves as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin and others) as dupes to carry out his nefarious crimes. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Case of the Famous Foes!" by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Gene McDonald. Plus: Slam Bradley in "Danger -- Crooks at Work!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "The Talking Dog!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Runaway Robot" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text story "Gentlemen's Agreement" by John Broome (as John Osgood). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #48918428
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1244071001
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    Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Win Mortimer, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. The Penguin, freshly escaped from prison, teams up with an unwitting bird enthusiast and uses the man's rare birds in the commission of crimes, as well as to capture Batman and Robin in "Fowl Play!" by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Win Mortimer. Plus: Slam Bradley in "Shorty Grows Up!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "Safe-Cracker by Proxy" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Fight Before Christmas!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Prof. Pipp 2-pager by Jack Farr; Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 2-page text story "Tune of Death" by Stan Carter; and The Rascals half-pager by Phil Berube. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #60758907
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #0242245008

    Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Win Mortimer, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. The Penguin, freshly escaped from prison, teams up with an unwitting bird enthusiast and uses the man's rare birds in the commission of crimes, as well as to capture Batman and Robin in "Fowl Play!" by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Win Mortimer. Plus: Slam Bradley in "Shorty Grows Up!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "Safe-Cracker by Proxy" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Fight Before Christmas!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Prof. Pipp 2-pager by Jack Farr; Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 2-page text story "Tune of Death" by Stan Carter; and The Rascals half-pager by Phil Berube. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #55020176
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    $1,999.95
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    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Top & Bottom Edge of Cover Trimmed. (3 extra staples added after manufacturing. Tape on cover, interior cover & interior.) TRIMMED.
    • Label #3750662007
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    Cover by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Charles Paris, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. 1st Catwoman cover. After escaping from prison, Catwoman decides to use superstitions to extort money from wealthy businessmen in the Batman and Robin tale "The Black Cat Crimes!" by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Crazy Customers!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "The Uncandid Camera!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "Four Swords for a King" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Chief Hot Foot 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff, and 2-page text story "The Talking Cat" by Mal Terret. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Item #61001079
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    • Label #4392473010

    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. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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