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Cover: Dick Sprang

Detective Comics #146

Apr 1949 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Three's a Crime!", a 1949 Detective Comics issue from the Golden Age, the cunning criminal Carl Cave leans on his obsession with the number three—believing it shields him from justice, even from Batman’s reach. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated with sharp, dynamic lines by Dick Sprang (who also inked the cover), this tale blends classic noir intrigue with a quirky, number-driven villain’s gambit.

Contains 7 stories
Three's a Crime!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Numbers [Carl C. Cave] (villain)Jack Fasset (villain, a fence)Pete (villain)

In "Three's a Crime!", Carl Cave leans hard on his obsession with the number three—believing it’s his lucky charm against the law, and even Batman himself. When his latest scheme hinges on that very number, he’ll have to outthink the Dark Knight before his luck runs out.

Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
Shorty
The Candid Camera Pest!
6 pp · Superhero
Robotman [Robert Craneaka Paul Dennis]
Untitled Humor story
4 pp · Humor, Crime
Super-Sleuth McFooey
The Luck of Lucky Louie
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Slam BradleyShorty MorganLucky Louie (villain)
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor, Teen
Varsity Vic
Gangster Island!
12 pp · Adventure
The Boy Commandos [Rip CarterTexAndre ChavardBrooklyn [Dan Turpin]]

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $201
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $8,777*
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
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CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $1,506
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $913
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $777
CGC 6.0 · 5 in census $663*
CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $557*
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $489
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $451
CGC 4.0 · 4 in census $393*
CGC 3.5 · 3 in census $350*
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $305
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $251*
CGC 2.0 · 3 in census $216
CGC 1.5 · 3 in census $151
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $137*
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $108*
* 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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PGX 4 $699 CGC 7 $2750 CGC 7 $3999 CGC 7.5 $4400
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Full credits

artist, inker Dick Sprang
cover pencils, inks Dick Sprang

Reprints

Reprinted in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #7 (1955), World's Finest Comics #85 (1956), Batman Archives #7 (2008), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 (2019)

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