Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) comic books 1951

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $375.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Top and right edge of cover trimmed. Label #4161581003

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Bruno Premiani, Frank Bolle and Dan Barry. Professor Nichols uses hypnosis to send Batman and Robin back to Cleopatra's Egypt to investigate their appearance in a mysterious ancient frieze in "Bodyguards to Cleopatra!" by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Killer Cougar of Shoe Mountain!" with art by Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "The Captured Brain!" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The People Who Couldn't Grow Old!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry. Also: Shorty 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Funny Facts 1-pager by Martin Naydel; Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "Here Comes the Band!" And: Superboy in the 1-page public service announcement "How to Bring Christmas Cheer" by Jack Schiff, Win Mortimer and Creig Flessel. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Origin of the Joker. Cover by Lew Sayre Schwartz and George Roussos. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Lew Sayre Schwartz, Win Mortimer, George Roussos, Bruno Premiani, Frank Bolle and Dan Barry. Batman is invited to be a guest instructor for a class on criminology at State University, and, since the students are making such good progress, he decides to use them to try and solve a case he never could concerning a criminal known as the Red Hood. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Man Behind the Red Hood!" by Bill Finger, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Win Mortimer and George Roussos. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Ten Little Indians!" with art by Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "The Return of the Iron Man!" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Electric Thinking Cap!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry. Also: Peg 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo; 2-page text piece "Your Thinking Cap" by William Morrison; and Jerry the Jitterbug half-pager by Boltinoff. And: Green Arrow, Tomahawk and the Shining Knight in the 1-page public service announcement "The World of Adventure in Books" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $179.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Bruno Premiani, Frank Bolle, Dan Barry and unknown. After Batman saves the life of an innocent condemned man on death row, the prison warden asks him to stick around as "acting warden" until a new one is appointed. But he is puzzled as to why a prisoner that is scheduled to be released the next day attempts to break out the evening before. Batman figures that it may be connected to $250,000 missing since a robbery years before since the con occupies the same cell as the executed criminal responsible for the robbery. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Batman -- Boss of the Big House!" with art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Big Pow-Wow!" with art by Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "Robotman, Actor!" with art by Frank Bolle; Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man Who Could Live Under Water!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry; and A Case-Book Mystery "The Case of the Broken Ski!" Also: Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo, and 2-page text piece "Every Home a Theatre." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Bruno Premiani, Frank Bolle, Dan Barry and Ramona Fradon. Batman and Robin venture out to track down a pirate submarine that has been torpedoing and looting cargo ships. However, after locating the vessel, the Dynamic Duo are captured and forced to become crew members on the new Flying Dutchman II. To make matters worse, the crew is taking bets as to who Batman actually is under the mask in "The Flying Dutchman II!" with art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Sheriff Who Was Blind!" with art by Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "The Racing Robot-Car!" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Ship That Defied Time" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry and Ramona Fradon. Also: Shorty half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; two Casey the Cop 1-pagers by Boltinoff; Fingerprint Facts half-pager; 2-page text piece "New Tool for Medical Science"; and Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo. And: Superman says "Human Rights for All!" in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Bruno Premiani, Frank Bolle, Dan Barry and Henry Boltinoff. Released from prison, the Penguin pledges to go straight and sets up a bird refuge, but Batman doesn't believe him. Batman and Robin follow the Penguin and stop him as he goes to a bank, a jewel importer, a metal refinery, a night club, and a curio shop, but in all cases it turns out Penguin is there not to rob, but to return items previously stolen by him. However, Batman soon discovers that the items returned are key to the Penguin's latest scheme in "The Menace of the Giant Birds!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Indian Posse!" with art by Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "The Powerless Robot!" with art by Frank Bolle; Impossible -- But True! tale "The Amazing Mr. Planet!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry; and Dover and Clover in "Black and Blue!" with art by Henry Boltinoff. Also: Varsity Vic 1-pager by Boltinoff; Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo; Casey the Cop half-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "From Table Top to Battlefield" by Mason Gould. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Bruno Premiani, Frank Bolle and Dan Barry. Batman and Robin investigate The Man With Nine Lives, who brags that he cannot be killed as he escapes from certain death over and over in "The Outlaw Who Had Nine Lives!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Phantom Brave!" with art by Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "Three Clues to Crime!" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Human Clock!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry. Also: Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 2-page text piece "New Hope for the Convict" by B. Fairbanks; Peg half-pager by Boltinoff; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff; and Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo. And: Superboy says "Know Your Country!" in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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What a great Win Mortimer Batman cover and two for the price of one!

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Bruno Premiani, Frank Bolle and Dan Barry. With his Van Cleer alias lost to him, Killer Moth decides to steal the identity of Bruce Wayne (whom he imprisons in a vault), then hires a plastic surgeon to alter his face into an exact double of Wayne's, and fools Dick Grayson into believing he is Wayne and Dick doesn't realize at first. The Moth goes out as Batman, enhancing his criminal reputation by making it appear that Batman fears the Moth. Wayne escapes in time to see Killer Moth shot down by one of his own gang, thinking he's been double-crossed. Moth's face is wrecked by the bullets, and the resultant cranial injury causes amnesia in "Batman's Double!" with art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Pow-Wow Smith -- Chief of Police!" with art by Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "The Terrible Toys of Dr. Morro!" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man with the Golden Touch!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry. Also: Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo; Jerry the Jitterbug 2-pager by Boltinoff; 2-page text piece "Murder Is a Fine Art" by R.E. Gurvitz; Varsity Vic half-pager by Boltinoff; and Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Bruno Premiani, Frank Bolle and unknown. What's this?! Batman knocked out? Or could he be throwing the fight? Read the amazing answer when Batman becomes..."The Park Avenue Kid!" with pencils by Bob Kane and Lew Sayre Schwartz. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Legend of the Stalking Ghost!" with art by Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "The Strange Bodies of Robotman" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man with the Bullet-Proof Heart!" (featuring Roy Raymond). Also: Shorty 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Casey the Cop half-pager by Boltinoff; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff; Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo; 2-page text piece "White Mystery" by F. Banks; and Varsity Vic 1-pager by Boltinoff. And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie and His Vacation-Time Pals" with art by Bill Schreiber. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Stan Kaye, Leonard Starr, Frank Bolle, Ruben Moreira, Carmine Infantino and John Belfi. Batman and Robin crash..."The Underworld Bank!" with art by Dick Sprang and Stan Kaye. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Wampum Wigwam" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Boy Who Re-Made Robotman!" with art by Frank Bolle; Impossible -- But True! tale "The Ghost of Station WBT!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira; and 2-page story "The Taming of the Wild Bunch!" with art by Carmine Infantino and John Belfi. Also: Cartoon Criss-Cross activity page by Martin Naydel; 2-page text piece "Our Footsore Nation"; Peg 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; and Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Last 48-page issue. Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Bill Finger, Jerry Coleman and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Leonard Starr, Frank Bolle and Ruben Moreira. The strangest trial on record! Batman and Robin face a jailbird jury in "The Underworld Crime Committee!" by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Grass from the Sky!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Testing of Robotman!" by Jerry Coleman and Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man Who Was 300,000 Years Old!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Casey the Cop 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Cartoon Criss-Cross activity page by Martin Naydel; Private Pete 2-pager by Boltinoff; 2-page text piece "Vigilantes of the Air Waves" by Ben Banks; and Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Frank Bolle and Ruben Moreira. Who is the mysterious raider behind..."The Robberies in the Bat-Cave!" Find out in this tale starring Batman and Robin, with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Trail of the Secret Cave!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "Robotman Meets Robotgirl!" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man No Prison Door Could Hold!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: Shorty half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Quick Quiz activity page by H.T. Elmo; and 2-page text piece "Keys for Any Kingdom" by Mort Weisinger. And: Superman says "The World Is Our Schoolroom!" in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Leonard Starr, Frank Bolle and Ruben Moreira. "The Defeat of Batman!" is the sensational story of an incredible underworld army that declared war on Batman and Robin, with art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Tenderfoot Deputy!" with art by Leonard Starr; Robotman in "The Robot Ghost!" with art by Frank Bolle; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man with the X-Ray Eyes!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Ruben Moreira. Also: 2-page text piece "How Yardsticks Caught Crooks" by Norman James; Varsity Vic half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; and Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff. And: 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Pete the Flash Scores for Captain Tootsie" with art by Bill Schreiber. 44 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.