Detective Comics #229 (1956) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The 10,000 Secrets of Batman!	cover	1	pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mart Mathers
2	The 10,000 Secrets of Batman!	comic story	12	pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (cameo); John Creeden (villain); Mart Mathers (villain)
3	Hot As a Firecracker!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
4	The Batman Whirly-Word Game	activity	1	script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel	Batman [Bruce Wayne]
5	The Diamond Mine on Broadway	comic story	6	pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen; Joshua Maddern (villain)
6	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Casey the Cop; Lefty
8	Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Binky
9	Sleuthing with Science	text story	2	script: Jack Miller
10	The Phantom Bodyguard	comic story	6	script: Dave Wood; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa; letters: Pat Gordon	Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; aka John Jones]; Captain Harding; Laurence Cowan (introduction); Drexel Mansfield (villain, introduction)

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Batman Annual #1	1961	On eBay ›
Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition #[nn]	1999	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›
DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-2192-8	2009	On eBay ›

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