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Cover: Win Mortimer
Detective Comics #172
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Outlaw Who Had Nine Lives!", Batman and Robin face a mysterious criminal who claims he can't die—each time escaping what should be a fatal end, leaving the Dynamic Duo to unravel a mystery that defies logic. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life with sharp, expressive art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris, this 1951 classic showcases the enduring tension between justice and the seemingly impossible. The cover, by Win Mortimer, captures the eerie flair of a man who refuses to stay dead.
Contains 7 stories
The Outlaw Who Had Nine Lives!
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonThe Man With Nine Lives [Paul Gregorian] (introduction, death)unnamed foreign dignitariesunnamed police officersunnamed power plant employeeHoofer Martin (gangster)unnamed henchmenunnamed reporters
Three Clues to Crime!
Robotman [Robert Crane]
The Human Clock!
Roy Raymond
Untitled Humor story
Untitled Humor story
Untitled Humor story
The Phantom Brave!
Pow-Wow Smith [Ohiyesa Smith]
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CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $7,420
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $4,224*
CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $2,732
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $1,236
CGC 8.5 · 5 in census $908
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CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $667*
CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $500
CGC 7.0 · 5 in census $425
CGC 6.5 · 7 in census $411
CGC 6.0 · 7 in census $324
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $264
CGC 5.0 · 6 in census $264
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $223
CGC 4.0 · 4 in census $195*
CGC 3.5 · 3 in census $175*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $152*
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CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $111*
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CGC 4 $245 CGC 6.5 $500 CGC 6 $625 DC Detective Action FIGHTING FORCES The LOSERS Comic Book Vintage Super Hero 172 $5.49 Detective Comics #172 - Batman and Robin - DC Comics 1951 - Lower Grade Plus $269.99
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Reprinted in Seriemagasinet #10/1956 (1956), A Date with Judy #62 (1957), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2019)
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