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    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 142 CBCS 0.5

    2nd app. Riddler

    Paper: Off white

    Front cover detached, back cover missing. INCOMPLETE.

    Label #16-1254C02-002

    Ended Jul 20 2017
    Winning Bid $177

    2nd Riddler cover story. Cover by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Jimmy Thompson, Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. The Riddler returns from the "dead" to continue his campaign of puzzle contests to baffle the police and the Dynamic Duo. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Crime's Puzzle Contest!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "The Robot Bandit!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "The Farmer in the Till!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The Mystery of Secret X" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Jerry the Jitterbug half-pager by Henry Boltinoff, and 2-page text piece "When You Close Your Mind" by William Morrison. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: CBCS 0.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)