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Cover: Bob Kane & Jerry Robinson & George Roussos

Detective Comics #54

Aug 1941 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Hook Morgan and His Harbor Pirates," a 1941 Detective Comics classic, Bruce Wayne’s keen eye spots a suspicious clue in a shop window—fabric linked to a theft that’s stirred up trouble along Gotham’s docks. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane, with inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos, this early Batman tale unfolds with the Dark Knight diving into a web of maritime crime, where danger lurks in the shadows and every clue could be a trap. The cover by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, and George Roussos captures the tension perfectly.

Contains 8 stories
Hook Morgan and His Harbor Pirates
13 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Linda PageMr. Sale (store owner)Hook Morgan (villain)Mr. Conroy (villain, merchadise store owner)

In "Hook Morgan and His Harbor Pirates," Batman investigates a theft that leads him from a missing shipment of special cloth to a dangerous web of piracy, where a cunning outlaw known as Hook Morgan rules the docks. With Linda's distress and Bruce's sharp eye guiding him, the Dark Knight dives into a high-stakes chase that tests his resolve—and nearly costs him everything.

Protecting the Panama Canal
6 pp · Adventure, Spy
Bart Regan
Robbery at the Bursar's Office
5 pp · Superhero
Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]Wing
The Case of the Bitter Almonds
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Larry Steele
Murder in the Skies
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Speed Saunders
Who Killed Major Morley?
6 pp · Adventure
Cliff CrosbyKay Nevers
Who Killed Holt?
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Steve Malone
Death Under the Big Top!
8 pp · Detective-Mystery
Slam BradleyShorty Morgan

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $562
CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $18,239
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $10,321
CGC 9.0 · 6 in census $9,839
CGC 8.5 · 6 in census $6,135
CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $3,284
CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $3,284*
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CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $2,494
CGC 6.5 · 6 in census $2,494
CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $2,494
CGC 5.5 · 10 in census $2,236
CGC 5.0 · 10 in census $1,669
CGC 4.5 · 6 in census $1,432
CGC 4.0 · 10 in census $1,432
CGC 3.5 · 7 in census $1,278
CGC 3.0 · 10 in census $799
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $799
CGC 2.0 · 3 in census $679
CGC 1.5 · 3 in census $543*
CGC 1.0 · 2 in census $453*
CGC 0.5 · 5 in census $338
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Full credits

artist Bob Kane
inker, letterer George Roussos
cover pencils Bob Kane
cover inks Jerry Robinson
cover inks George Roussos

Reprints

Reprinted in Batman Archives #2 (1991), Great American Comic Books #[nn] (2001), The Batman Chronicles #4 (2007), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2016), Batman: The Golden Age #2 (2017)

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