Detective Comics #228 (1956) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Outlaw Batman!	cover	1	pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2	The Outlaw Batman	comic story	12	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
4	Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Buzzy Brown
5	The Machine That Captured the Past	comic story	5.67	pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond
7	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Shorty
9	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Casey the Cop
10	-	statement of ownership	0.33	letters: typeset
11	How to Read Fingerprints	text article	2	script: Jack Miller
12	Escape to the Stars	comic story	6	script: Dave Wood; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa; letters: Pat Gordon	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'Onn J'Onzz]; Professor Erdel (cameo, flashback); Captain Harding (introduction); Alex Dunster (villain)

Plus 6.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Action Comics #274	1961	On eBay ›
Batman #153	1963	On eBay ›
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] ISBN 0930289803	1991	On eBay ›
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] ISBN 0930289838	1992	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›

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