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Cover: Win Mortimer

Detective Comics #158

Apr 1950 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Thousand and One Trophies of Batman!", Batman and Robin inspect their ever-growing collection in the Bat-Cave, only to be pulled away by a new case—leaving behind the 1,000th trophy, unaware that the villainous Dr. Doom has hidden inside it, planning to turn the cave's treasures into deadly traps. Written by Edmond Hamilton and illustrated by Bob Kane with inks by Charles Paris, this 1950 DC classic features a cover by Win Mortimer that captures the eerie, trophy-laden atmosphere of Gotham’s secret lair.

Contains 6 stories
The Thousand and One Trophies of Batman!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonDr. Doom (villain, smuggler, death)The Joker (villain, image)

In "The Thousand and One Trophies of Batman!" from Detective Comics #158, the Dynamic Duo inspect their ever-growing Bat-Cave collection—numbered at a thousand—when a new case pulls them away, leaving trophy 1001 behind. Unbeknownst to them, the evil Dr. Doom has hidden inside it, planning to turn the cave’s treasures into deadly traps.

The Impossible Murder Case!
8 pp · Detective-Mystery
Roy Raymond
Felony and Fun!
6 pp · Superhero
Robotman [Robert Craneaka Paul Dennis]
Clue Crazy!
4 pp · Humor
DoverClover
Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor
Little Pete
The Brave Who Was a Coward!
10 pp · Western-Frontier
Pow-Wow Smith

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $210
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $8,528*
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $3,019
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $2,325
CGC 8.0 · 5 in census $2,011
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CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $1,061
CGC 7.0 · 8 in census $887
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $766
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $747*
CGC 5.5 · 8 in census $747
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $545
CGC 4.5 · 5 in census $439*
CGC 4.0 · 9 in census $340
CGC 3.5 · 3 in census $340*
CGC 3.0 · 5 in census $298
CGC 2.5 · 4 in census $281
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $183
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PR $165 CGC 4 $825 CGC 7 $1800 CGC 8.5 $6299
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Full credits

artist Bob Kane
cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

Reprints

Reprinted in Lynvingen #6/1953 (1953), Lynvingen #7/1953 (1953), Action Comics #214 (1956), Action Comics #276 (1961), Batman #256 (1974), Giant Batman Album #30 (1975), Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn] (2005), Batman: Secrets of the Batcave #[nn] (2007), Batman Archives #8 (2012), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2019), Stålmannen #19/1950

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