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Cover: Win Mortimer
Detective Comics #139
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Crimes of Jade!", Batman ventures into Chinatown to stop a daring theft of precious jade stones, joining forces with a local Chinese detective to unravel the mystery. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Dick Sprang, with inks by Charles Paris, this 1948 classic features dynamic artwork and a tightly plotted case, all presented under Win Mortimer’s striking cover.
Contains 7 stories
The Crimes of Jade!
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonDetective Ling Ho (introduction)Mr. Ho (Ling's father, curio store owner, introduction, death)Shing Far [Nick Baily] (villain, introduction)Ding How (villain, introduction)Wong How (villain, Ding's brother, introduction)
A Bid for Robotman?
Robotman [Robert Craneaka Paul Dennis]
Untitled Humor story
Shorty
Shorty Rides a Winner!
Slam BradleyShorty Morgan
Untitled Humor story
Ozzie
Arizona Ranger
Burt Mossman
Dr. Z, Future Criminal!
The Boy Commandos [Rip CarterAndre ChavardTexBrooklyn [Dan Turpin]]Dr. Z (villain)
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Raw (Good) $119
CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $7,975*
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $5,280
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $1,974
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $1,391*
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $956
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CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $553
CGC 7.0 · 5 in census $365
CGC 6.5 · 7 in census $365
CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $365
CGC 5.5 · 4 in census $319
CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $319
CGC 4.5 · 6 in census $269
CGC 4.0 · 5 in census $250
CGC 3.5 · 4 in census $193
CGC 3.0 · 8 in census $160
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $141
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $119*
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $100
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CGC 3 $280 GD $300 VG $305 CGC 1.5 $399 CGC 5 $399.95 CGC 7.5 $900 CGC 6.5 $900
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Reprinted in Batman Archives #7 (2008), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 (2019)
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