Detective Comics #240 (1957) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Outlaw Batman!	cover	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Burt Wever (villain)
2	The Outlaw Batman	comic story	12	pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Burt Wever (intro, villain)
3	Roy Raymond's Greatest Challenge	comic story	5.5	pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen; Aloysius Twinning (introduction)
5	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Casey the Cop; Butch; J.B.
6	Winter Sports Champions of the World	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick; letters: Ira Schnapp
7	One-Man Detective Force	text article	2	script: Joe Mabely
9	The Hero Maker	comic story	5.67	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; aka John Jones]; Pat Brady; The Storage House Thieves (villains, introduction for all)
11	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Warden Willis

Plus 6.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›

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