Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 429 CGC 9.0

Cover pencils by Mike Kaluta, inks by Nick Cardy. "Man-Bat Over Vegas!", script and art by Frank Robbins; An underground nuclear test in New Mexico sends shockwaves as far as Nevada, disrupting warrens occupied by swarms of vampire bats; The panic-stricken animals take to the air and descend atop Hoover Dam and the Las Vegas strip; Outside of a Vegas casino, a man is found dead in an alley; His skin is pale and he has two puncture wounds on his neck; In Gotham City, Bruce Wayne and Alfred monitor televised recordings of the bat phenomena and learn that Doctor Kirk Langstrom and his wife Francine have been called in to analyze the situation; Batman conspires with a show girl named Debbie, former girlfriend of the "vampire" victim, Jim; Debbie agrees to act as bait for the Man-Bat. "Case of the Loaded Case!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Joe Giella; Jason Bard is hired to guard, for 24 hours, a valise full of $100,000 - in counterfeit money. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Barr. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20. Grade: CGC 9.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)

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