Gang Busters #42 (1954) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits
0	Twelve Hours of Fear!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp
2	The Execution of Private Enemy No. 1!	comic story	6	pencils: John Prentice; inks: John Prentice
4	Buzzy Has the Answer to "School Blues!"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
5	The Kid Was a Killer!	comic story	6	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley
7	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
8	Our Fighting Forces	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
9	Cops-of-All-Trades	comic story	2
10	Death Turns on the Steam	comic story	4	pencils: Jay McArdle; inks: Jay McArdle
11	-	text article	2	pencils: ? (header); inks: ? (header); letters: typeset
12	Twelve Hours of Fear!	comic story	8	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Detective Comics #275	1960	On eBay ›
Detective Comics #445	1975	On eBay ›

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