Detective Comics #396 (1970) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Batman [Bruce Wayne]
1	The Brain-Pickers!	comic story	14.17	script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ray Holloway	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Rory Bell; Nan Owens
2	The Orchid-Crusher	comic story	8.67	script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson, Gil Kane; letters: John Costanza	Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Jason Bard; Darren Tomkins; Max Tournov [John Milman] (computer date); Gil Kane; Frank Robbins
3	The Master of Mind over Matter!	comic story	4	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: John Giunta; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Elmo the Great; Derek Blake
4	-	letters page	1	script: Julius Schwartz

Collection	Year
Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams #2 ISBN 1-4012-0269-1	2004	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Batgirl #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1367-1	2007	On eBay ›

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