Detective Comics #298 (1961) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Menace of Clay-Face!	cover	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Clayface [Clay-Face; Matt Hagen] (villain)
2	The Challenge of Clay-Face	comic story	12.67	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Clayface [Clay-Face; Matt Hagen] (introduction, villain, origin)
4	People Are People!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Don Cameron; inks: Don Cameron; letters: Ira Schnapp
5	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
6	The Man Who Impersonated J'onn J'onzz	comic story	6.67	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Mike (intro, villain); Barry Clark
8	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Lefty Looie
10	Man with the Badge	text article	1	letters: typeset
11	The Secret Sentry of the Sea	comic story	5.67	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy	Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Topo (supporting)

Plus 6.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Batman #213	1969	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Aquaman #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1223-0; 1-4012-1223-9	2007	On eBay ›
Batman in the Sixties #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-491-2	1999	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›
Batman Arkham: Clayface #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-7144-2	2017	On eBay ›
Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-8538-8	2019	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Aquaman: King of Atlantis #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77952-989-3	2025	On eBay ›

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