Detective Comics #271 (1959) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Batman's Armored Rival!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Crimson Knight [Dick Lyons] (villain)
2	Batman's Armored Rival	comic story	12	script: Dave Wood; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Crimson Knight [Dick Lyons] (intro, villain); Blinky (intro, villain)
4	Water: A Good Friend or a Deadly Enemy -- Depending on You!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
5	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Casey the Cop
7	The Incredible Cave Creatures	comic story	6	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting)
8	Safe Crackers!	comic story	0.5	pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Morris Waldinger
10	Law Oddities!	cartoon	0.67	pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Morris Waldinger
12	Secret of the Singing Idol	text story	1	letters: typeset
13	The Lost Identity	comic story	5.67	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz] (origin); Rocky Wheeler (intro, villain); The Hanshaw Gang (intro, villain); Dr. Erdel (cameo, flashback)
14	Coming Super-Attractions	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33

Plus 7.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Detective Comics #333	1964	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›

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