Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) comic books 1972, graded by CGC

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 419 CGC 7.0

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Label #4430086019

52-page giant. Batman in "Secret of the Slaying Statues!" Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano. Batgirl back-up story, "Long Live the Kingpin!" Script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck. Reprints: Roy Raymond, TV Detective in "The Return of Ben Franklin" (art by Ruben Moreira; from Detective # 213) and "The Human Target" (from Gangbusters # 61). Letters to the editor from comics writers Mike Barr and Bob Rozakis. Neal Adams cover. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 420 CGC 3.0

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Label #4430086020

52-page giant. Cover by Neal Adams and Alan Kupperberg (Batman head on the left border). "Forecast for Tonight... Murder!," script and art by Frank Robbins; Batman waits under the gang plank for a man known as the "Nemesis" to disembark from a freighter recently arrived from South Africa; But when Batman captures the final figure to leave the boat, he discovers it is not the man he is looking for; Instead, thanks to a Geiger counter he is carrying (the man he is after has worked years in a radioactive area), Batman realizes that his quarry is in a coffin that was just unloaded off the ship and sent out in a hearse. "Target for Mañana!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; After aiding Batgirl in bushing up a narcotics operation in Gotham City, Jason Bard tells Batgirl that Commissioner Gordon and his daughter Barbara (who Bard doesn't know is really Batgirl) are traveling to Mexico to help police there dealing with drug operations.Traveling with her father to Mexico, they are unaware that their arrival has caught the attention of drug dealer Odd Layton. "X Marks the Mystery!," script by Otto Binder, art by Joe Certa, reprinted from Detective Comics #215. "The Man Who Robbed a Thousand Minds," art by Mort Meskin, reprinted from Gang Busters #57. Letters to the editor from Jay Zilber and comics writer Bob Rozakis. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 421 CGC 6.0

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Label #4430086021

52-page giant. Cover pencils by Neal Adams and Alan Kupperberg (Batman head on the left border), inks by Dick Giordano. "Blind Justice...Blind Fear!," script and art by Frank Robbins; Batman must find a way of keeping a convict who has served his time alive during a prison break so that he can divulge information about corrupt politicians, despite a black militant con who wants to bargain for freedom and a hired killer out to get the man Batman wants to protect. "Up Against Three Walls!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; Continuing from last issue... Commissioner Gordon and his daughter Barbara had traveled to Mexico City so that the Commissioner could teach the police there crime fighting techniques against drug smugglers; Arriving at police headquarters as Batgirl, Barbara learns that the local mob had demanded a ransom of twelve and a half million Pesos for their safe return. "Police Line-Up!," art by Jerry Robinson, reprinted from Batman #24. "The Riddle of the Doomed Magicians!," script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Leonard Starr, reprinted from Detective Comics #205. Letter to the editor from Jay Zilber. Statement of ownership - average print run 371,666; average paid circulation 199,112. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 422 CGC 4.5

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Label #4430086022

52-page giant issue. Cover by Neal Adams. "Highway to Nowhere!," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman investigates the mystery of truckers who lose their rigs after seeing the highway before them burst into phantom flames. "The Unmasking of Batgirl!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; Batgirl reveals her secret identity to her father, Commissioner Gordon, who already knew, as revealed in Detective Comics #417. "The Bush Trackers!," art by Chad Grothkopf, reprinted from Worlds Finest #59. "The Unseen Clue!," art by Howard Purcell, reprinted from Gang Busters #54. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 424 CGC 6.0

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Label #4430086023

Last 52-page giant issue. Cover by Mike Kaluta. "Double-Cross-Fire!," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; An innocent bystander during a bank robbery appears to be killed by "accident" from a guards shot, but Batman learns that the killing was no accident. "Batgirl's Last Case," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; On the big election night to find a new congressional representative in Gotham City (a race which Barbara Gordon is running in herself) the local criminal element is less than ecstatic about the potential for the police Commissioner's daughter going to Washington and so they begin a campaign of intimidation to dissuade the citizens of Gotham City to vote for Barbra Gordon. "Case of the Teetering Tower!," script by Joe Millard, art by Alex Toth, reprinted from Dale Evans Comics #7. "The Cop Who Shot 1000 Crooks," pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Ray Burnley, reprinted from Gang Busters #47. Letters to the editor from Jay Zilber and comics writers Steven Grant and Bob Rozakis. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 425 CGC 6.0

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Label #4430086024

20-cent cover price begins. Cover by Bernie Wrightson. "The Stage Is Set... for Murder!!," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; During a modern-dress production of Macbeth, Batman must discover which cast member is a would-be murderer. "Open-and-Shut Case!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; A Vietnam War buddy of Jason Bards has been committed to a psychiatric institution, but Bard doubts that he has committed the murder of which he is accused. Editorial on the price of DC Comics. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $398.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #1497516017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.94) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Mike Kaluta. "Killer's Roulette!," script and art by Frank Robbins; Batman sets out to uncover the secret behind the suicides of three wealthy compulsive gamblers. "Trail of the Fadeaway Footprints!," script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; a mystery starring Elongated Man and Sue Dibny. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 426 CGC 5.0

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Label #4430087001

Cover by Mike Kaluta. "Killer's Roulette!," script and art by Frank Robbins; Batman sets out to uncover the secret behind the suicides of three wealthy compulsive gamblers. "Trail of the Fadeaway Footprints!," script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; a mystery starring Elongated Man and Sue Dibny. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 427 CGC 5.0

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Label #4430087003

Cover by Mike Kaluta. "A Small Case of Murder!," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman investigates the case of a toy manufacturer murdered by a gun-wielding toy doll. "I Wake Up Dying!," script by Frank Robbins, art by Don Heck; Jason Bard is set up for a killing after being hired to find a gangsters lost wife. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 428 CGC 4.0

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Label #4430087004

Cover by Mike Kaluta. "The Toughest Cop in Gotham!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; Steve Shotgun Smith enforces a tough line on Gotham pushers, but Batman suspects that he may be taking kickbacks. "The Invisible Thief of Bleakhill Manor!", script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Joe Giella; Hawkman confronts a thief. Letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 429 CGC 5.5

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Label #4430087006

Cover pencils by Mike Kaluta, inks by Nick Cardy. "Man-Bat Over Vegas!", script and art by Frank Robbins; An underground nuclear test in New Mexico sends shockwaves as far as Nevada, disrupting warrens occupied by swarms of vampire bats; The panic-stricken animals take to the air and descend atop Hoover Dam and the Las Vegas strip; Outside of a Vegas casino, a man is found dead in an alley; His skin is pale and he has two puncture wounds on his neck; In Gotham City, Bruce Wayne and Alfred monitor televised recordings of the bat phenomena and learn that Doctor Kirk Langstrom and his wife Francine have been called in to analyze the situation; Batman conspires with a show girl named Debbie, former girlfriend of the "vampire" victim, Jim; Debbie agrees to act as bait for the Man-Bat. "Case of the Loaded Case!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Joe Giella; Jason Bard is hired to guard, for 24 hours, a valise full of $100,000 - in counterfeit money. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Barr. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $155.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #3973391010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.65) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jim Aparo. "Clue of the False Faces!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Nick Cardy; After receiving a blow to the head, Batman awakens to find that the unfamiliar face beneath his mask belongs to a criminal. "The Haunted Studio Mystery!," script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Dick Giordano; the Elongated Man and Sue Dibny encounter thieves disguised as famous actors. Letter to the editor from Guy Lillian III. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 430 CGC 3.0

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Label #4430087007

Cover by Jim Aparo. "Clue of the False Faces!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Nick Cardy; After receiving a blow to the head, Batman awakens to find that the unfamiliar face beneath his mask belongs to a criminal. "The Haunted Studio Mystery!," script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Dick Giordano; the Elongated Man and Sue Dibny encounter thieves disguised as famous actors. Letter to the editor from Guy Lillian III. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.