Detective Comics #243 (1957) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Giant Batman!	cover	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2	Batman the Giant!	comic story	12	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Dr. Greggson (scientist); Jay Vanney (villain, introduction)
3	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Casey the Cop
5	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Warden Willis
6	The Amazing Growth Machine	comic story	6	pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen; John Sawyer (villain, introduction)
8	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Shorty
9	Winners of the DC Slogan Contest	text article	3	letters: typeset
10	The Criminal from Outer Space	comic story	6	pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; aka John Jones]; Tor (villain, a robot, introduction, death); Marty Kirk (villain, introduction)
13	A Date with Effie	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 4.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Batman Annual #5	1963	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›
DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-2791-3	2010	On eBay ›
Amazing Heroes #178	1990	On eBay ›

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