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Cover: Win Mortimer

Detective Comics #218

Apr 1955 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Batman, Junior and Robin, Senior!", the Dynamic Duo find themselves swapped in age after exposure to mysterious gases—Batman youthful and impulsive, Robin now a seasoned adult. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Sheldon Moldoff with inks by Stan Kaye, this 1955 classic sees the roles reversed as the older Robin tries to rein in his younger partner’s recklessness while chasing the criminal behind the transformation. The cover, by Win Mortimer, captures the surreal shift in a striking, dynamic pose.

Contains 5 stories
Batman, Junior and Robin, Senior!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonDr. Richard Marsten (scientist)John Conklin (automobile Magnate)Vincent Verne [also called Victor Verne in story] (veteran movie star)Wilton Winders [aka Professor Ephraim Vair] (villain, introduction)

In "Batman, Junior and Robin, Senior!", a mysterious gas flips the Dynamic Duo’s roles: Batman becomes a teen, and Robin ages into a seasoned hero. Now, the younger Batman must learn discipline from his older, more experienced partner as they track down the criminal behind the strange transformation.

Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Casey
The Floating Prison!
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Captain Compass [Mark Compass]
The Genius in a High-Chair!
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Roy Raymond
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $52
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,424
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $968
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $659
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $623
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $444*
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $373*
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CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $322
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $271*
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $265
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $219
CGC 4.0 · 4 in census $219
CGC 3.5 · 3 in census $170*
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $147
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $122*
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $104*
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $67*
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Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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CGC 1.8 $129.99 GD $240 GD $390 CGC $650 Detective Comics #218 Coverless 0.3 1955 $72
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Full credits

inker Stan Kaye
cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Adventures of Bob Hope #1 (1950)

Reprinted in Seriemagasinet #10/1956 (1956), Superboy #102 (1957), Batman #182 (1966), Superman #10/1967 (1967), Batman #21

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