Detective Comics #286 (1960) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Doomed Batwoman!	cover	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Star-Man (villain)
2	The Doomed Batwoman	comic story	12.67	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris, Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Pat Gordon	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Star-Man (intro, villain)
3	Children of Tomorrow!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
4	Batman; World's Finest Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
5	Spike	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Spike
7	The Legend That Came to Life	comic story	6	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Manuel (intro, villain)
8	Last Count for the Champ	text story	1	letters: typeset	O'Malley (sportswriter); Gunner (boxer); Hanson (boxer)
9	Giant Superman	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
10	His Majesty, John Jones	comic story	6.67	pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Baron Brujo (intro, villain); Scads (intro, villain); Prince Rudolph of Harovia; Princess Eloise
11	Mechanical Monsters on the Loose!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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

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