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Cover: Jim Aparo

Detective Comics #442

Aug 1974 · DC · 0.60 USD
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In "Death Flies the Haunted Sky," Jack Kirby and Joe Simon deliver a chilling mystery set in a secluded estate where the Presby brothers have vanished for over two decades—only to be discovered living in isolation, unaware of the world’s wars. With art by Kirby and inks by Cazeneuve, the story unfolds as the Guardian and a local investigator uncover a hidden danger: the brothers’ forgotten home is being exploited by Nazi spies as a secret radio hub. Jim Aparo’s cover captures the eerie tension, perfectly framing the tale’s haunting atmosphere.

Contains 8 stories
Death Flies the Haunted Sky
11 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Eve DancerMason TerrellDoug GarthRick HalstromBen DancerBenjy Dancer
The House Where Time Stood Still
12 pp · Superhero
The Guardian [Jim Harper]The Newsboy Legion [Tommy TompkinsBig Words [Anthony Rodriguez]Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]Hector PresbyJulius PresbyAugust (villain, Nazi spy)Karl (villain, Nazi spy)

In "The House Where Time Stood Still," Jo and the Guardian uncover a decades-old mystery when the Presby brothers—long thought vanished—are revealed to have sealed themselves inside their home to escape both World Wars. But as the past closes in, the brothers' isolation becomes a dangerous vulnerability when Nazi spies exploit their hidden sanctuary for a secret radio operation.

The Magic Mirror Mystery!
10.67 pp · Superhero
Hawkman [Katar Hol]Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]Commissioner George EmmettRobert Sorel"Scoops" HandleyHarry WinsorPete
The Huntress of the Highway!
7 pp · Superhero
Black Canary [Dinah Drake]Larry Lance (introduction, boyfriend, private detective)
The Robbery That Never Happened!
9.67 pp · Superhero
Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]Sue DibnyRichard Bell
Vanishing Village!
11 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Waynealso as Knuckles Donegan]Robin [Dick Grayson]Alfred PennyworthKnuckles Donegan (villain, introduction)Weasel (villain, introduction)Slick (villain, introduction)

In "Vanishing Village!" from Detective Comics #442, Batman and Robin investigate the sudden disappearance of an abandoned Florida village modeled after the Turkish Alhambra—along with every master criminal who once called it home. The mystery deepens as the duo uncovers a pattern of vanishings that stretches beyond the village itself.

Murder in Baranga Marsh
10 pp · Superhero
Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]Inza KramerSerge RoltavichThe Master (villain, introduction, death)Nasha (villain)

In "Murder in Baranga Marsh," a deranged inventor unleashes a deadly sound system that kills from afar, turning the marshlands into a killing ground. Dr. Fate, drawn into the mystery, races to stop the killer before more lives are lost—before the next note is played.

Chapter 6: To Duel the Master
9 pp · Superhero
Manhunter [Paul Kirk]Christine St. ClairThe Council [Dr. Anatol MykrosAsano NitobeChristine's father]

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Raw (Fine) $17
CGC 9.8 · 5 in census $759
CGC 9.6 · 13 in census $297
CGC 9.4 · 22 in census $168*
CGC 9.2 · 19 in census $118
CGC 9.0 · 14 in census $97*
CGC 8.5 · 19 in census $62
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CGC 8.0 · 8 in census $62*
CGC 7.5 · 8 in census $57
CGC 7.0 · 4 in census $51
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $49*
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $47*
CGC 5.5 · 4 in census $31
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $31*
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $31*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $30*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $25*
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $20*
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Full credits

writer, artist Jack Kirby
writer Joe Simon
cover pencils, inks Jim Aparo

Reprints

↩ Reprints More Fun Comics #68 (1941), Star Spangled Comics #21 (1943), Batman #31 (1945), Flash Comics #92 (1948), Detective Comics #333 (1964), Hawkman #10 (1965)

Reprinted in Comic Reader #106 (1974), Batman #852 (1976), Gigant #5/1981 (1981), Manhunter #1 (1984), Batman #6 (1984), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[nn] (1988), Super Heros #20 (1989), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[nn] (1989), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[1] (1989), Batman Especial - As Várias Faces de Batman #[nn] (1989), Manhunter: The Special Edition #[nn] (1999), Batman in the Seventies #[nn] (2000), Tales of the Batman: Archie Goodwin #[nn] (2013), Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] (2014), Batman Anthologie #[nn] (2014), Batman Antologia #[nn] (2020), Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson: The Deluxe Edition #[nn] (2021), الوطواط [Al-Watwat / The Batman] #127

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