Detective Comics #222 (1955) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Great Batman Swindle!	cover	1	pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2	The Great Batman Swindle!	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Ned Judson [aka Batman Number Four] (wealthy yachtsman); Batman Number One (villain); Batman Number Two (villain); Batman Number Three (villain); Muggsy (villain)
3	-	comic story	0.5
5	Binky Says: "Never Underestimate a New Idea!"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
6	The Ocean Pest!	comic story	6	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa
7	We Point with Pride to Our "Hall of Trophies!"	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
8	-	activity	1	script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel	Batman [Bruce Wayne]
9	Paper Sleuth	text article	2	script: Jack E. Miller
10	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11	The Man Who Slept 200 Years!	comic story	6	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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