Detective Comics #157 (1950) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2	The Race of the Century	comic story	12	pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Atkins (Canadian Mounted Policeman, death); unnamed RCMP medical examiner; Vicki Vale; The Masked Highwayman [Bart Gillis] (villain)
3	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: typeset
5	Action Comics; Star Spangled Comics; Adventure Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
6	The Man Who Could See Tomorrow!	comic story	8	pencils: Dan Barry; inks: Dan Barry	Roy Raymond
7	The Little Mayor	comic story	0.5	script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube; letters: Phil Berube	Little Mayor
9	Pounds of Peril!	comic story	6	pencils: Lee Elias, Tom Cooke; inks: Lee Elias, Tom Cooke	Robotman [Robert Crane; aka Paul Dennis]
10	"It's Fun to Be Healthy!" Says Wonder Woman	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen; letters: Ira Schnapp	Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
11	Galloping Ghost!	comic story	4	pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard Starr
12	With Drums, Fire, & Flashes!	text article	2	letters: typeset
13	-	comic story	0.75	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Jerry
15	The Promise of Pow-Wow Smith!	comic story	10	script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Carmine Infantino	Pow-Wow Smith

Plus 5.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
My Greatest Adventure #18	1957	On eBay ›
Batman Archives #8 ISBN 978-1-4012-3376-1	2012	On eBay ›
Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 ISBN 978-1-4012-8965-2	2019	On eBay ›

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