Detective Comics #272 (1959) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Menace of the Crystal Creature!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Crystal Creature (villain)
2	The Crystal Creature	comic story	12	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Black Patch (intro, villain); The Crystal Creature (intro, villain)
5	It's Fun to Learn!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
6	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Warden Willis; 7011
7	Roy Raymond's Fantastic Powers	comic story	6	pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting)
8	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Casey the Cop; Sarge
10	Law Curios!	cartoon	0.5	pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Morris Waldinger
12	Blind Eyewitness	text story	1	letters: typeset
13	The Super-Sleuth's Bodyguard	comic story	6	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Willie Harper (intro, villain); Mike Hanson

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Detective Comics #334	1964	On eBay ›
World's Finest Comics #153	1965	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›

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