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Detective Comics #65 cover
Cover: Jack Kirby & Jerry Robinson & Joe Simon

Detective Comics #65

Jul 1942 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Cop Who Hated the Batman!", Batman and Robin accompany Commissioner Gordon on a trip to observe state troopers in action, only to encounter a lawman with a personal vendetta—someone who believes the Dark Knight killed his father years ago. Written by Joseph Greene and illustrated by Jack Burnley, with inks by George Roussos and Ray Burnley, this 1942 tale explores the tension between justice and suspicion, all under the stark, dynamic cover by Jack Kirby, Jerry Robinson, and Joe Simon.

Contains 8 stories
The Cop Who Hated the Batman!
13 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonTom Bolton [Tom Nolan] (Mike Nolan's son)Mike Nolan (villain, flashback, death)Nick Rocco (villain)"Soapy" Joe (villain, death)

In a 1942 tale from Detective Comics #65, Batman and Robin accompany Commissioner Gordon on a trip to a northern state to observe the state troopers in action. There, Batman encounters a skeptical officer named Jo, a man whose hard-edged distrust of the Dark Knight is rooted in a painful past—his father’s death, which he believes was caused by Batman’s hand.

Nostradamus Predicts
13 pp · Adventure, War
The Boy Commandos [Rip CarterBrooklyn [Dan Turpin]Pierre ChavardAlfy TwidgettJan Haasan]NostradamusCatherine, Queen of FranceBathinghamChibbsHermann Göring (villain)
Untitled Humor story
0.44 pp · Humor
Clancy
The Red Letter Day Crimes
10 pp · Superhero
The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]WingSuperman [Clark Kent] (balloon)The Holiday Hoods (villains)
The Case of the...Man Who Sold Death!!
6 pp · Adventure, Spy
Bart Regan
The Machine Man
7 pp · Superhero
Air Wave [Larry Jordan]District Attorney ColeProfessor Gurn (villain)
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor, Military
Pvt. Pete
Mystery of the Priceless Pooch
8 pp · Detective-Mystery
Slam BradleyShorty Morgan

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $312
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $4,188*
CGC 8.5 · 4 in census $2,924*
CGC 8.0 · 5 in census $2,293
CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $2,219
CGC 7.0 · 5 in census $1,328
CGC 6.5 · 5 in census $1,266
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CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $1,207
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $978
CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $768
CGC 4.5 · 5 in census $743
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $658*
CGC 3.5 · 5 in census $617
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $576
CGC 2.5 · 6 in census $576
CGC 2.0 · 3 in census $358*
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $275*
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 5 in census $174
* 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

letterer Ira Schnapp
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover pencils, inks Jerry Robinson
cover inks Joe Simon

Reprints

Reprinted in 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-15 (1973), Mighty Comic #109 (1975), Batman Archives #2 (1991), The Batman Chronicles #6 (2008), The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 (2011), Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 #[nn] (2015), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016), Batman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)

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