Detective Comics #239 (1957) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Batman's Robot Twin!	cover	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2	Batman's Robot Twin!	comic story	12	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Batman's robot twin; Professor Carden; Dr. Dall (villain)
3	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Casey the Cop
5	Meet the League of Death-Cheaters!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Rocky Davis; Red Ryan; Prof. Haley]
6	Roy Raymond's Strange Revenge	comic story	5.67	pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen; Walt Mason; Al Griffin; Jimmy James (villain, introduction); Simpkins (villain, introduction)
7	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
9	Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira Schnapp	Buzzy Brown
10	How Police Catch Crooks at Work	text article	2	script: Joe McCoy
11	Ordeal by Fire	comic story	6	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; aka John Jones]; Captain Harding; Burke (introduction)

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn] ISBN 1-4012-0659-X	2005	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›

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