Detective Comics #294 (1961) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Villain of 100 Elements!	cover	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Elemental Man [John Dolan] (villain)
2	The Villain of 100 Elements	comic story	12.67	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob Kane	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Elemental Man [John Dolan] (intro, villain); Professor Higgins
4	Giant Batman Annual	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
7	The Fantastic Fish That Defeated Aquaman	comic story	5.67	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy	Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Topo (supporting); Harry Black (intro, villain)
9	The Bullets That Backfired	text story	1	letters: typeset
10	Giant Superman Annual	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
11	Secret Origins	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
12	The Martian Weakling	comic story	6.67	script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]

Plus 7.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Batman #182	1966	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Aquaman #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1223-0; 1-4012-1223-9	2007	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Aquaman: King of Atlantis #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77952-989-3	2025	On eBay ›

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