Auctions: comic books in 'Giant-Sized Issue', graded by CGC

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 417 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4438196003

52-page giant issue. Cover art by Neal Adams. "Batman for a Night," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; A writers attempt to play Batman for a day becomes serious when his sister is murdered by a bank robber. "A Bullet for Gordon!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; James Gordon reveals that he knows Batgirl's identity. "Alfred, Armchair Detective!", art by Jerry Robinson, reprinted from Batman #31. "The Mystery that Edgar Allan Poe Solved," pencils by John Prentice, inks by John Prentice, reprinted from Gang Busters #49. Letters to the editor from Guy H. Lillian III and Jay Zilber. Neal Adams cover. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 572 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4478358002

Giant-Sized 50th Anniversary Issue. Story by Mike W. Barr. Art by Alan Davis, Terry Beatty, Dick Giordano, Carmine Infantino, Al Vey, E.R. Cruz, and Paul Neary. Cover by Michael Kaluta. Includes a centerfold pin-up by Dick Sprang. Celebrating the proud 50th Anniversary of Detective Comics, a mystery brings together the greatest sleuths of our time, Batman and Robin, Elongated-Man, and Bradley P.I. And, the greatest sleuth of all time, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Cover price $1.25.

Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 300 CGC 8.0

Paper: White

Label #4499611002

76-page giant. Wraparound cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Beautiful Dreamer, Death Unto Thee!" (Chapter 1), script by Roy Thomas, Danette Thomas, and Dan Mishkin (consultant), pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Wonder Woman's life begins to unravel as her nightmares become increasingly real. "My Sister, My Self!" (Chapter 2), script by Roy Thomas, Danette Thomas, Dan Mishkin (consultant), pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano; Wonder Woman gets a glimpse of her own potential future happiness when she learns her Earth-Two counterpart is now a wife and mother. "The Sands of Doom!" (Chapter 3), script by Roy Thomas; Danette Thomas, and Dan Mishkin (consultant), pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Wonder Woman agrees to marry Steve Trevor, and then does away with the third wheel in their relationship - Diana Prince. "The Sands of Doom! Sandman Interlude," script by Roy Thomas, Danette Thomas, and Dan Mishkin (consultant), pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Larry Mahlstedt. "The Queen Is Dead! Long Live the Queen!" (Chapter 4), script by Roy Thomas, Danette Thomas, and Dan Mishkin (consultant), pencils by Jan Duursema, inks by Tom Mandrake. Pin-ups by Michael Kaluta, George Perez, and Giffen. 76 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.50.