Detective Comics #139

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CGC Census

Total Graded

9.8 NM/MT

8.0 VF

Reprinted 2x

When a brazen crime involving the theft of jade rocks Chinatown, Batman teams up with a Chinese detective to track down the criminals.

Cover Date

September 1, 1948

On Sale Date

July 19, 1948

Pages

Cover Price

$0.10

Editor

Jack Schiff

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Credits

Writer

Bill Finger, HB, Otto Binder, Phil Berube, Robert Murphy, Rod Reed, Stookie Allen

Penciller

Curt Swan, Dick Sprang, HB, Howard Sherman, Jimmy Thompson, Phil Berube, Stookie Allen, Win Mortimer

Inker

Charles Paris, HB, Howard Sherman, Jimmy Thompson, Phil Berube, Steve Brodie, Stookie Allen, Win Mortimer

Letterer

HB, Henry Boltinoff, Ira Schnapp, Phil Berube

Cover Artist

Winslow Mortimer

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Detective Ling Ho (introduction); Mr. Ho (Ling's father, curio store owner, introduction, death); Shing Far [Nick Baily] (villain, introduction); Ding How (villain, introduction); Wong How (villain, Ding's brother, introduction)

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Detective Comics #139

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