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Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) comic books 1938-1955

  • Item #60776057
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    Published Dec 1943 by DC.

    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 82 GD/VG 3.0

    Cover detached at single center staple and anchored with tape. Tape on interior cover and pages.

    Starts Jul 6

    Batman and Robin in "Quarterback of Crime," Slam Bradley in "Wild and Wooly," the Crimson Avenger in "Not With Mirrors," Spy in "Peril on Pier 76," Air Wave in "Rogues Along the River" (art by George Roussos), and the Boy Commandos in "The Romance of Rip Carter" (by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby). A full-page ad features Boy Commandos # 5, Leading Comics # 4, All Star Comics # 18, Wonder Woman # 6, Green Lantern # 9, and All-Flash # 12. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #60776087
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    Published Jul 1944 by DC.

    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 89 0.3

    Mold. Water damage. Unattached reproduction cover.

    Starts May 6

    2nd Cavalier appearance in the Batman and Robin story, "Laboratory Loot," Three-Ring Binks, Air Wave in "Man or Mouser" (art by George Roussos), last Crimson Avenger in "The Disappearing Desperados," Slam Bradley in "Borrowed Brains," and the Boy Commandos in "Joyride a la Russe" (not by Simon and Kirby, despite the listed credits). Cover price $0.10.