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Cover: Dick Sprang

Detective Comics #103

Sep 1945 · DC · [0.10 USD]
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In "Trouble, Incorporated!", Gotham University's former dean launches a new kind of service with a twist—offering help when it's most needed. But when crooked conman Sam Slick catches wind of the scheme, he sets his sights on blackmailing the clients, forcing Batman and Robin into a race against time to stop him. Written by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Jack Burnley with inks by Charles Paris, this 1945 classic features a cover by Dick Sprang that captures the era's bold, dynamic style.

Contains 5 stories
Trouble, Incorporated!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Mr. Gray (Dean of Gotham University)AveryAvery's wifeDelcourt (movie studio worker)Mazie (Danny's fiancee)Cole (movie studio owner)Sam Slick (villain)Shiv (villain)Danny (villain)

In "Trouble, Incorporated!" from Detective Comics #103 (1945), the former dean of Gotham University launches a mysterious new enterprise called Trouble, Inc.—a service promising aid in times of crisis. When a shady opportunist named Sam Slick discovers the company’s clients and begins using their secrets to blackmail them, Batman and Robin must act fast to protect Gotham’s citizens and shut down the scheme before it spirals out of control.

Stormy Weather!
6.67 pp · Detective-Mystery
Slam BradleyShorty Morgan
Untitled Humor story
4 pp · Humor
Three-Ring Binks
The Candy Kid
6 pp · Superhero
Air Wave [Larry Jordan]
The Retreat of Batallion O!
12 pp · Adventure, War
The Boy Commandos [Rip CarterAlfy TwidgettBrooklyn [Dan Turpin]Andre ChavardJan Haasan]

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $135
CGC 9.6 · 3 in census $5,594
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $5,021*
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $3,237
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $2,237*
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $1,405
CGC 8.0 · 9 in census $1,371
Show all 21 grades
CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $967
CGC 7.0 · 20 in census $753
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $685*
CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $623
CGC 5.5 · 8 in census $512
CGC 5.0 · 8 in census $500*
CGC 4.5 · 11 in census $500
CGC 4.0 · 10 in census $411
CGC 3.5 · 5 in census $313*
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $277*
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $225*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 2 in census $145
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $96*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available
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Full credits

cover pencils, inks Dick Sprang

Reprints

Reprinted in Batman Archives #5 (2001), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4 (2018)

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