Detective Comics #234 (1956) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Batman and Robin's Greatest Mystery	cover	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jay Caird (villain)
2	Batman and Robin's Greatest Mystery	comic story	12	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Stan Kaye	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Mr. Melden (owner of Melden Machine Shop); Jay Caird (villain, introduction)
4	Peter Porkchops Solves "The Case of the Careless Camper!"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
5	The Man Who Hid His Powers	comic story	6	pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Mr. X (intro, villain)
6	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
7	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Casey the Cop; Inspector Pip-Haven
9	Cracking the Safe-Crackers	text article	2	script: Jack Miller
10	The Martian Convict	comic story	6	script: Dave Wood; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa; letters: Pat Gordon	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); "Big Mike" Kent (intro, villain); Miller (intro, villain); Number 25432 (intro, villain); Joey (intro, villain); Paul Drake; Warden Powers

Plus 6.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Batman #218	1970	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›

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