Detective Comics #284 (1960) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Negative Batman!	cover	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne; Negative Batman]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2	The Negative Batman	comic story	12.67	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne; Negative Batman]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Hal Durgin (intro, villain); Batman robot
3	Batman; World's Finest Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
4	How Are Your Shopping Manners?	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
6	Roy Raymond's Deadly Powers	comic story	5.67	pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Lucky Morana (intro, villain)
7	A City 100 Miles Down!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
8	Seven Steps to Guilt	text story	1	letters: typeset
11	The Courtship of J'onn J'onzz	comic story	6.67	script: Dave Wood; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Diane Meade (supporting); Sonny Sommers (intro, villain)
12	Just Imagine!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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

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