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Detective Comics #181
Cover AMarket Value
- Graded copies for sale
- $66.00 - $1,560
- 20 graded copies listed, as of Oct 3, 2026
CGC Census
64
Total Graded
1
9.8 NM/MT
5
8.0 VF
Reprinted 5x
Small-time criminal David Wist accidentally gains magnetic powers and launches a crime spree as the Human Magnet, and challenges Batman and Robin to stop him.
Cover Date
March 1, 1952
On Sale Date
January 30, 1952
Pages
44
Cover Price
$0.10
Editor
Whitney Ellsworth
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Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; the Human Magnet [David Wist] (villain, intro); Charles; Frenchy Day
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