Detective Comics #144 (1949) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Mystery Broadcast	cover	1	pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Kay Kyser
2	Kay Kyser's Mystery Broadcast!	comic story	12	pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Kay Kyser (bandleader); Eddie Blinn (Kyser's saxophonist); Big Jack Bancroft (villain, robber); Buggsy Malone (villain)
4	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Jerry
5	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: typeset
6	The Human Armored Car!	comic story	6	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jimmy Thompson; inks: Jimmy Thompson	Robotman [Robert Crane, aka Paul Dennis]; Crusher Cole (villain)
7	For This Month Only!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
8	The Seven Sinister Midgets!	comic story	7	pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman	Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
10	-	comic story	2	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Shorty
11	Daffy & Doodle	comic story	0.67	script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-Win	Daffy; Doodle
12	-	statement of ownership	0.33	letters: typeset
13	The Printed Word	text article	2	letters: typeset
14	Superboy	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
15	The Case of the Black Cat Crimes!	comic story	12	pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: George Klein	The Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Tex; Brooklyn [Dan Turpin]; Andre Chavard]

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Action Comics #203	1955	On eBay ›
Adventure Comics #231	1956	On eBay ›
The Adventures of Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis #40	1957	On eBay ›
Batman Archives #7 ISBN 978-1-4012-1493-7	2008	On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 ISBN 978-1-4012-8438-1	2019	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com