Detective Comics #253 (1958) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Fox, the Shark and the Vulture!	cover	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Terrible Trio [The Fox; The Shark; The Vulture]
2	The Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture	comic story	12	script: Dave Wood; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; The Terrible Trio [The Fox; The Shark; The Vulture] (villains, introduction for all)
3	The Line of Stars	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
4	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Casey the Cop
5	Do You Know What's Behind a Law?	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
6	The Fossil Man	comic story	6	pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Acilio Scipio (flashback); Thor Dakar (intro, villain)
7	-	comic story	2	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Warden Willis; Hogan; Smathers
8	Bureau of Destroyed Money	text article	1	letters: typeset
9	The Super Reporter!	comic story	6	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Harry Moran (intro, villain); Jim Wade

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Batman #176	1965	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›

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