Detective Comics #265 (1959) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Batman's First Case!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Clock [Kyle] (villain)
2	Batman's First Case	comic story	11.67	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Thomas Wayne (cameo, flashback); Martha Wayne (cameo, flashback); unnamed criminology professor (flashback); Tom Rogers (introduction, ex-convict and friend of Kyle); unnamed prison warden; Joe Chill (villain, cameo, flashback); The Clock [Kyle] (
4	Batman Gets a New Partner!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
5	Canine Teachers!	comic story	0.5
6	The Family Favorite!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
8	The Menace of the Deadly Lights!	comic story	5.67	pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Thorgsen (intro, villain); President Valdes (intro)
10	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Casey the Cop; Muggsy
13	Fingerprints of Guilt	text story	1	letters: typeset
14	The Fantastic Human Falcon	comic story	5.67	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The Human Falcon (intro, villain)

Plus 7.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Batman #187	1966	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›

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