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Detective Comics #61 cover
Cover: Bob Kane & Jerry Robinson & George Roussos

Detective Comics #61

Mar 1942 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Three Racketeers!", Batman and Robin take center stage in a gripping 1942 tale from Bill Finger and Bob Kane, with Jerry Robinson and George Roussos handling the inks and Ira Schnapp lettering the pages. The story unfolds in a prison setting where three former criminals, now behind bars, reflect on how their criminal ambitions were undone by the Dynamic Duo—set against a cover by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, with inks by George Roussos.

Contains 7 stories
The Three Racketeers!
13 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Mr. Charters"Crafty" Cal Clate (villain)Professor Post (villain)unnamed racketeer (villain)

In "The Three Racketeers!" from Detective Comics #61 (1942), three former criminals reunite behind bars, their once-bright ambitions reduced to idle card games and bitter recollections—each haunted by the relentless justice of Batman and Robin, who shattered their schemes before they could even begin.

The Mysterious Green Bottle
6 pp · Adventure, Spy
Bart Regan
Untitled Adventure story
6 pp · Adventure
Cliff CrosbyKay Nevers
The Beggars' Rebellion
10 pp · Superhero
The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]Wing
The Seal
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Larry SteeleThe Seal (introduction, villain)
The Machine Man
8 pp · Superhero
Air Wave [Larry Jordan]D. A. ColeSandra StoweProfessor Gurn (villain, renegade scientist, introduction)The Scarlatti Gang (villains, introduction for all)
Chandra Chun
8 pp · Detective-Mystery
Slam BradleyShorty MorganTom HoganChandra Chun (villain)

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $346
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $19,020*
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $6,093
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $4,894
CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $4,828
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CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $3,230
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $2,595
CGC 6.5 · 5 in census $2,118
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $1,948*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $1,492
CGC 5.0 · 10 in census $1,156
CGC 4.5 · 5 in census $1,156
CGC 4.0 · 6 in census $1,075
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $944
CGC 3.0 · 4 in census $911*
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $738*
CGC 2.0 · 3 in census $628*
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $482*
CGC 1.0 · 2 in census $403*
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $318
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

artist Bob Kane
letterer Ira Schnapp
cover pencils Bob Kane
cover inks Jerry Robinson
cover inks George Roussos

Reprints

Reprinted in Batman #258 (1974), Batman Archives #2 (1991), Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn] (2005), The Batman Chronicles #5 (2008), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016), Batman: The Golden Age #3 (2017), Bumper Batcomic #5

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