Detective Comics #285 (1960) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Mystery of the Man-Beast!	cover	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Man-Beast
2	The Mystery of the Man-Beast	comic story	12.67	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Commissioner James Gordon; Harbin (introduction, villain); Drager (introduction, villain); Man-Beast (introduction, death); Professor Lacy (introduction, death)
3	Batman; World's Finest Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
4	Keep Learning -- The Key to Success!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
5	Just Imagine!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
6	The Good-Luck Prophet	comic story	5.67	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen; Provo the Prophet (introduction, villain); Jonas (introduction, villain)
7	A City 100 Miles Down!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
8	Bullet in the Boathouse	text story	1	letters: typeset
9	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Warden Willis
10	The Menace of the Martian Mandrills!	comic story	6.67	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding; Martian mandrills (introduction, villain)
11	Tomahawk; Blackhawk	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33

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

Collection	Year
Detective Comics #444	1974	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1368-8	2007	On eBay ›

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