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Cover: Dick Dillin

Detective Comics #307

Sep 1962 · DC · 0.12 USD
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In "Alpha, the Experimental Man!", a mysterious figure named Jo stumbles into a world where bizarre local laws govern everyday life—where Milwaukee bans unattended cars, Corning enforces silence on the streets, and Alabama forbids salt on train tracks. Written, drawn, and lettered by Henry Boltinoff, this 1962 tale blends surreal satire with a touch of the uncanny, all framed by Dick Dillin’s striking cover.

Contains 4 stories
Alpha, the Experimental Man!
12.67 pp · Superhero
Ace, the Bat HoundBatwomanAlphaDr. BurgosBatmanRobin [Dick Grayson]
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor

In a quirky slice of Americana from *Detective Comics* #307, a series of absurd local laws from places like Milwaukee, Corning, and Alabama take center stage in a brief, tongue-in-cheek story that turns mundane regulations into a surreal comedy of errors—where even the most ordinary actions risk breaking the law.

Alias Scarface Scanlon
10.67 pp · Superhero
Diane MeadeCapt. HardingScarface ScanlonJoe HanleyMartian Manhunter [John JonesJ'onn J'onzz]
Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor

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Raw (VG) $17
CGC 9.6 · 4 in census $941
CGC 9.4 · 5 in census $500
CGC 9.2 · 5 in census $267
CGC 9.0 · 17 in census $199
CGC 8.5 · 6 in census $130*
CGC 8.0 · 9 in census $102
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CGC 7.5 · 9 in census $102
CGC 7.0 · 9 in census $102
CGC 6.5 · 5 in census $63
CGC 6.0 · 7 in census $63
CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $40
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $39
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $31*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $31*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $25*
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $20*
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Full credits

writer, artist, inker, letterer Henry Boltinoff
cover pencils, inks Dick Dillin

Reprints

↩ Reprints Batman #100 (1956)

Reprinted in Lynvingen #6/1978 (1978), Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #2 (2009)

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