Detective Comics #291 (1961) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Creature from the Bat-Cave!	cover	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; a Rukk
1	Still 10¢	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
2	The Creature from the Bat-Cave	comic story	13	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); a Rukk (intro); Big Ed Bailey (intro, villain); Bertie (intro, villain)
3	How's Your Eye-Q?	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
4	Rip Hunter... Time Master	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
5	The Second Martian Manhunter	comic story	6.67	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Buggsy Baines (intro, villain); Dirk Giles; Hazel
6	World's Finest Comics; Batman	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
7	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Warden Willis
8	Proof in the Pit	text story	1	letters: typeset
9	Roy Raymond's Betrayal!	comic story	6	pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Dan Diggins (intro, villain)

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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

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