Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) comic books 1945

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Cover by Bob Kane and George Roussos. Stories by Mort Weisinger, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Ed Kressy, Dick Sprang, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and unknown. After Batman helps the police round up a group of notorious crime czars, a new criminal rescues them and organizes them into a new underworld organization which is designed to efficiently loot all of America in an untitled Batman and Robin tale by Mort Weisinger, Ed Kressy (layouts) and Dick Sprang. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Marvelous Marbles!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "The Phoney Phantoms!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "The Ghosts of Kelvin's Keep!" Also: Handy Andy 1-pager by Farr, and 2-page text story "Public Enemy No. 1" by Jack Miller (as Jesse Merlan). 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Burnley and George Roussos. Stories by Don C. Cameron, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. Alfred asks for a month off, during which time he goes to another town and opens a detective agency. His first client: Stoney Peters, a criminal who had just shot the Batman! Don't miss the Batman and Robin tale "Alfred, Private Detective!" by Don C. Cameron and Dick Sprang. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Bargains in Burglary" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Crime Goes into Mourning!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "The Sinister League!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve. Also: 2-page text story "Present from the General" by Stan Carter. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Joe Greene, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and unknown. The Batman tracks down the unusual safe that holds the loot taken years before by the Slasher's mob. With the Slasher supposedly dead, the villain has left behind a note leading the Caped Crusaders to that safe: a safe having 7 switches, only one of which opens the safe; the rest are connected to a bomb! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Secret of the Switch!" by Joe Greene and Dick Sprang. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Call of Death!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Doubling in Danger!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "He Swings Through the Air!" Also: Gags, Groans 'n' Giggles 1-pager by Lit-Win; 2-page text story "Too Much for Granted" by Eddie Bell; and Billy Brand 1-pager. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Don C. Cameron, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. Batman and Robin go undercover to locate crooks responsible for robbing the home of Casper Thurbridge and trail them to Paradise Jungle, a home for hobos, and discover Thurbridge there in "The King of the Hoboes!" by Don C. Cameron and Dick Sprang. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Audacious Alibi!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Sound Effects by Air Wave" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "The Trial of Field Marshal von Augen!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve (not by Simon and Kirby, despite the listed credits). Also: 2-page text story "A Slide for Life" by Alton Black, and Scuffy the Tramp half-pager with art by Lit-Win. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Don C. Cameron, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. The Penguin, operating out of a hideout he considers fool proof, police proof and Batman proof, concocts a scheme in which he freezes a person, then sends a box with the body to relatives for the payment of a certain sum of money to safely have them restored to life in the Batman and Robin tale "The Temporary Murders!" by Don C. Cameron and Dick Sprang. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Veteran in Villainy!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Caution...Handle without Care!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "The Locusts of Lohan!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve (not by Simon and Kirby, despite the listed credits). Also: Billy Brand 1-pager; 2-page text story "The Refugees" by Stan Carter; and The Boners 1-pager by Lit-Win. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Don C. Cameron, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Jack Burnley, Charles Paris, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. Batman and Robin must stop a group of crooks who operate a gem smuggling operation out of the out-of-the-way home of a mystery writer without his knowledge in "The Crow's Nest Mystery!" by Don C. Cameron, Jack Burnley and Charles Paris. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Fools about Jewels!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "The Living Statues!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "The Mischievous Mr. McGonigle!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve (not by Simon and Kirby, despite the listed credits). Also: Casey the Cop 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff, and 2-page text story "Masquerade" by Jack Miller (as Jesse Merlan). 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Don C. Cameron, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. Bruce is saddled with the responsibility of taking care of a woman's twins for several days but when he accidentally discovers jewels inside one of the twin's rattles, the Batman takes over to prove the innocence of a store owner and ex-con charged with the theft of those jewels in the Batman and Robin tale "The Tyrannical Twins!" by Don C. Cameron and Dick Sprang. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Shoplifter's Holiday!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "A Talking Doll!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "Gangway, Tokyo!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve (not by Simon and Kirby, despite the listed credits). Also: The Boners 1-pager by Lit-Win, and 2-page text story "Desk Job" by Tom Neill. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Alvin Schwartz, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. The Joker turns the tables on logic, holding a home for ransom instead of people. And to top it off, it all is one giant trap in the Batman and Robin tale "The House That Was Held for Ransom!" by Alvin Schwartz and Dick Sprang. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Smash Your Baggage!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Of Mice and Muggs!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "The Floating Evil!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve (not by Simon and Kirby, despite the listed credits). Also: 2-page text story "Crime's Henchman" by Ted Udall (as Ted Loury). 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Alvin Schwartz, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Jack Burnley, Charles Paris, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. The former dean of Gotham University opens "Trouble, Inc.," a business designed to give its clients a helping hand when they really need it. Unfortunately, Sam Slick learns of this and decides to blackmail the clients which Batman and Robin must stop ASAP in "Trouble, Incorporated!" by Alvin Schwartz, Jack Burnley and Charles Paris. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Stormy Weather!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "The Candy Kid" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "The Retreat of Batallion O!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve (not by Simon and Kirby). Also: 2-page text story "Salty Trick" by Ted Whitby. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Alvin Schwartz, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. Batman turns the tables on some crooks who are using giant billboards to blackmail people in the Batman and Robin tale "The Battle of the Billboards!" by Alvin Schwartz and Dick Sprang. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "The Buzzard and the Screech!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Swag That Stole Itself!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "The Crooked Ghost!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve. Also: 2-page text story "Clear Sailing" by Alton Black, and Scuffy the Tramp 1-pager by Lit-Win. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris. Stories by Don C. Cameron, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Win Mortimer, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. When Wayne Motor Company goes broke because the company's treasurer absconds with the company money, Bruce finds himself broke. That predicament creates many headaches for Batman and Robin in "The Batman Goes Broke!" by Don C. Cameron and Win Mortimer. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Adventure in the Park!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Polly Wants a Prize!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "Foxhole Chaplain!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve (not by Simon and Kirby, despite the listed credits). Also: 2-page text story "Home to Roost" by Murray Boltinoff (as Blair Bolton), and Daffy & Doodle 1-pager by Lit-Win. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris. Stories by Don C. Cameron, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Ray Burnley, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. While visiting the local library, Bruce and Dick witness an attempt to kill a police inspector who, years before, had brought a criminal to justice that escaped and swore revenge on him. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Phantom of the Library!" by Don C. Cameron, Bob Kane and Ray Burnley. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "The Legal Pickpockets!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "No Miracles for Muggs!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "Meet the Commandos from Nippon!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve (not by Simon and Kirby, despite the listed credits). Also: 2-page text story "Clay Pigeons" by Murray Boltinoff (as Blair Bolton); Shorty 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; and Daffy & Doodle half-pager with art by Lit-Win. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.