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Cover: Dick Giordano

Detective Comics #432

Feb 1973 · DC · 0.20 USD
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In "The Great Rip-Off Mystery!", Batman dives into a baffling crime when a murdered courier is found with a briefcase full of torn currency halves, each piece a different denomination. Written by Frank Robbins and brought to life with sharp detail by artist Bob Brown and inker Murphy Anderson, the story unfolds with the kind of crisp, noir-tinged mystery that defined Batman in the early '70s. The cover, a striking double portrait by Dick Giordano, captures the tension of the case in bold, expressive lines.

Contains 2 stories
The Great Rip-Off Mystery!
15 pp · Superhero
BatmanJames GordonAndrew Willis

In "The Great Rip-Off Mystery!", Batman races to uncover a deadly trail of counterfeit cash after a man is murdered and a suitcase full of half-bills is discovered at the scene. As a series of courier killings unfolds, each victim linked to the same mysterious money, the Dark Knight follows the clues through Gotham’s underbelly—where every lead brings him closer to a killer who’s always one step ahead.

Suddenly... the Witness Vanished!
8 pp · Superhero
Atom [Ray Palmer]Henry NortonJean LoringProfessor Alpheus V. Hyatt

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Raw (Fine) $11
CGC 9.8 · 8 in census $434*
CGC 9.6 · 12 in census $145
CGC 9.4 · 25 in census $93
CGC 9.2 · 10 in census $64
CGC 9.0 · 7 in census $43
CGC 8.5 · 15 in census $35
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CGC 8.0 · 9 in census $32*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $28*
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $24*
CGC 6.5 · 5 in census $21
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $21*
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $20
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $20*
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Full credits

artist Bob Brown
letterer Ben Oda
cover pencils, inks Dick Giordano

Reprints

Reprinted in Superman #11/1973 (1973), Batman Classics #52 (1974), Lynvingen #7/1974 (1974), Läderlappen #8/1974 (1974), Gigant #1/1975 (1975), Justice League of America Super Spectacular No. 1, 1975 Issue #[nn] (1999), الوطواط [Al-Watwat / The Batman] #109

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