Cover: Bob Kane & Charles Paris

Detective Comics #130

Dec 1947 · DC · 0.10 USD

☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free

“The Box!”

In "The Box!", Batman confronts a chilling mystery hidden within his own Hall of Trophies, where a strange box recounts the vengeful tale of the Diamond King—a man driven to retribution after his son's death and the wrongful release of the gangsters responsible. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane with inks by Charles Paris, this 1947 classic features a haunting story of justice and obsession, with cover art by Bob Kane and Charles Paris capturing the eerie mood of the tale.

Was this helpful and accurate?

writer Bill Finger · artist Bob Kane · inker Charles Paris · cover Bob Kane, Charles Paris

More listings for this title

PR $98 CGC 4 $495 1947 DETECTIVE COMIC #130 -- Read Description. $85

Related listings we couldn't confirm as this exact issue · 3 total · seen 6 days ago

Sell my copy

Have this issue — or a whole collection? Get a fair offer from us, skip the marketplace fees and the hassle.

We Buy Collections ▸

Fast, fair offers · we handle grading & shipping

Cast · 2 characters

Captain Tootsie Rollo

Full credits

writer Bill Finger

artist Bob Kane

inker Charles Paris

cover pencils Bob Kane

cover inks Charles Paris

Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers

▸ Reveal full plot — may contain spoilers

A mysterious box in Batman's Hall of Trophies tells the strange story of revenge by a man known as the Diamond King, whose son died at the hands of certain gangsters. When the evidence to prove their guilt was stolen and the men set free, the father uses the box to gain his revenge upon each of them.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).