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Cover: Curt Swan & Ray Burnley

Batman #117

Aug 1958 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Mystery of the Batman Bus," Bruce Wayne finds himself at a private auction on a secluded island, where members of the Club Committee are handed mysterious costumes—including a full Batman suit—leading to a night of escalating tension and identity confusion. With Sheldon Moldoff’s expressive art and Charles Paris’s crisp inks bringing the caped chaos to life, this 1958 classic captures a rare, playful twist on the Dark Knight’s secret life, all under Curt Swan’s iconic cover.

Contains 5 stories
The Mystery of the Batman Bus
8 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Bennet Carson (villain, citizen committee head)The Red Gloves Gang (villains)The Joker (villain, flashback)The Harbor Pirates (villains, flashback)

In "The Mystery of the Batman Bus," Batman swings into action when the head of a citizen's committee is kidnapped by the Red Gloves Gang—only to uncover a twist that turns the case inside out. Now caught in a web of deception, he must protect the very man he thought he was saving, all while unraveling a mystery that’s far more tangled than it first appeared.

Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor
Warden Willis
Bruce Wayne -- Batman
8 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Alfred PennyworthClub Committee [UptonKentonConnorsWilsonMasters]Eddie Luden (villain)Luden's gang [Joeyothers unnamed] (villains)

In this 1958 tale from Batman #117, Bruce Wayne finds himself at a secluded island auction hosted by the Club Committee, where each guest is handed a costume to wear—unfortunately, Bruce is given a Batman outfit. As he struggles to keep his secret identity hidden while navigating the event, the line between his public persona and his vigilante role begins to blur in unexpected ways.

Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
Casey the Cop
Manhunt in Outer Space
10 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Chief Inspector Tutian (Universal Policeman)Eddie Marrow (villain, interplanetary criminal)Gar (villain, alien crook)

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Raw (VG) $55
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $805*
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $562
CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $403
CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $337*
CGC 7.0 · 6 in census $282*
CGC 6.5 · 6 in census $237*
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CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $213
CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $166*
CGC 5.0 · 8 in census $166
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $132*
CGC 4.0 · 10 in census $128
CGC 3.5 · 7 in census $100
CGC 3.0 · 5 in census $84*
CGC 2.5 · 5 in census $74*
CGC 2.0 · 4 in census $64
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $46*
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VF $2.99 NM $4.99 NM $5.49 NM $5.99 NM $5.99 VG $86 VG $139.99 VG $156
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Full credits

letterer Pat Gordon
cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks Ray Burnley

Reprints

↩ Reprints Gang Busters #33 (1953)

Reprinted in Läderlappen #13/1958 (1958), Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #39 (1959), Batman Annual #1962 (1961)

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