Detective Comics #225 (1955) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	If I Were Batman!	cover	1	pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2	If I Were Batman	comic story	12	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
4	Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Buzzy Brown
5	The Money That Came to Life!	comic story	6	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond
6	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Casey the Cop
8	-	comic story	0.75	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Varsity Vic; Bill
10	Four Tricks of the Detective's Trade	text article	2	script: Jack Miller
11	The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel	comic story	6	script: Joe Samachson, Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa; letters: Pat Gordon	Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; aka John Jones] (introduction, origin); Dr. Mark Erdel (introduction, death); Lt. Saunders
12	We Point with Pride to Our "Hall of Trophies!"	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
13	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Homer

Plus 5.08 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Secret Origins #1	1961	On eBay ›
World's Finest Comics #175	1968	On eBay ›
World's Finest Comics #226	1974	On eBay ›
Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics #[nn] ISBN 0-671-24775-1	1980	On eBay ›
Secret Origins Replica Edition #1 ISBN 1-56389-440-8	1998	On eBay ›
Millennium Edition: Detective Comics 225 #[nn]	2001	On eBay ›
DC Silver Age Classics Detective Comics 225 #[nn]	1992	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›

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