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Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) comic books 1940

  • Issue #36
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 36
    • Restored: C2
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, pieces added to cover, small amount of glue on spine of cover, tear seals to cover, staples replaced.
    • Label #4378815012
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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    Cover art by Bob Kane. Batman story, script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Maurice Kashuba. Claim of Satan starring Buck Marshall, Range Detective, art by Homer Fleming. Steve Malone, District Attorney story, art by Don Lynch. The Spider starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story, art by Sven Elven. A Climax in Opera text story, script by Richard Martin, art by Bernard Baily. Bruce Nelson story, script and art by Tom Hickey. Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Mart Bailey. 64 pgs. $0.10. Origin and 1st appearance of Dr. Hugo Strange. 1st finned gloves worn by Batman. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #38
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 38
    • Restored: B3
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, pieces added to cover, small amount of glue on spine of cover, tear seals to cover, spine split sealed to cover, cover reinforced, re-glossed, staples replace. Inner well not properly sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
    • Label #4378815015
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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    Origin & 1st appearance of Robin (Dick Grayson). Cover art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. Batman story, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Maurice Kashuba. Red Logan story, art by Ken Ernst. The Crimson Avenger story, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Kidnaped Singer [sic] starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Steve Malone, District Attorney story, art by Don Lynch. At The Artic Circle starring Cliff Crosby, script and art by Chad Grothkopf. The Case of the Vanishing Train text story by Richard Martin. Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Dennis Neville. 64 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #45
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 45
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #0008329005
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    1st Joker appearance in Detective Comics in the Batman and Robin story, "The Case of the Laughing Death!" Also in this issue: Spy (by Jerry Siegel and Ed Moore); Larry Steele, Detective; The Crimson Avenger (by Jack Lehti); Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator; Steve Malone, District Attorney; Cliff Crosby in "Murder at the Polo Games"; and Slam Bradley (by Siegel and Howard Sherman). Full-page ad for Batman # 3. Half-page ad for All Star Comics # 2. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #46
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 46
    • Paper: Off white
    • Very minor amount of color touch on cover.
    • Label #4419797002
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover art by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, and George Roussos. Batman and Hugo Strange story, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, and George Roussos. Spy story, art by Ed Moore. The Case of the Circus Killer starring Larry Steele, Private Detective, art by Irwin Hasen. The Crimson Avenger story, script and art by Jack Lehti. Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator story, art by Ed Winiarski (as Fran Miller). Bargain Deaths starring Steve Malone, District Attorney, art by Don Lynch. Cliff Crosby story, script and art by Chad Grothkopf. Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Howard Sherman. 64 pgs. $0.10. Death of Hugo Strange, first time car called Batmobile. Gotham City 1st mentioned in Detective Comics. Cover price $0.10.