Detective Comics #289 (1961) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Bat-Mite Bandits!	cover	1	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Mite (supporting)
2	The Bat-Mite Bandits	comic story	12.67	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bat-Mite (supporting); Willy Wile (intro, villain)
3	Batman; World's Finest Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
4	Don't Sell Nature Short!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
5	Rip Hunter... Time Master	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
6	The Deadly Designs from Space	comic story	6	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Amilcar Ruben Moreira; inks: Amilcar Ruben Moreira	Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Big Mike Manson (intro, villain); Mr. Wagner (intro, villain)
7	Unlucky Number	text story	1	letters: typeset
8	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Warden Willis; 4112; 6101
10	The Sea Beasts from One Billion B.C.!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
11	J'onn J'onzz -- Witch Doctor	comic story	6.67	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa	Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); Cleat Moss (intro, villain); Kowanga
12	Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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

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