Detective Comics #307 — DC Comics (September 1962) — "Alpha, the Experimental Man!"
Grade: CGC 9.4 | Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) | Era: Silver Age | Format: Single issue, cover price $0.12
Why collectors want this issue
- Second-highest graded copy on the CGC census — a genuinely low-census, hard-to-upgrade Silver Age Batman book.
- "Alpha, the Experimental Man!" — Bill Finger script with art by Sheldon Moldoff and Charles Paris.
- Pre-New Look Batman, before the 1964 Carmine Infantino redesign, a period that is scarce in high grade.
- Includes the Martian Manhunter back-up feature drawn by Joe Certa, "Alias Scarface Scanlon".
- Batman and Robin cover from the classic early-1960s Detective run.
Creators
- Script: Bill Finger
- Art: Sheldon Moldoff and Charles Paris
- Back-up (Martian Manhunter) art: Joe Certa
- Publisher: DC Comics
Story synopsis
Dr. Burgos finally succeeds in creating a synthetic man — and Alpha, the Experimental Man, becomes Batman and Robin's problem.
Condition and certification
- Professionally graded and encapsulated by CGC at 9.4 Near Mint.
- The photos show the actual slab being sold, including the certification label.
- Grade, page quality and any notations are exactly as printed on the label.
Detective Comics #307 — DC Comics (September 1962) — "Alpha, the Experimental Man!"
Grade: CGC 9.4 | Grader: Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) | Era: Silver Age | Format: Single issue, cover price $0.12
Why collectors want this issue
- Second-highest graded copy on the CGC census — a genuinely low-census, hard-to-upgrade Silver Age Batman book.
- "Alpha, the Experimental Man!" — Bill Finger script with art by Sheldon Moldoff and Charles Paris.
- Pre-New Look Batman, before the 1964 Carmine Infantino redesign, a period that is scarce in high grade.
- Includes the Martian Manhunter back-up feature drawn by Joe Certa, "Alias Scarface Scanlon".
- Batman and Robin cover from the classic early-1960s Detective run.
Creators
- Script: Bill Finger
- Art: Sheldon Moldoff and Charles Paris
- Back-up (Martian Manhunter) art: Joe Certa
- Publisher: DC Comics
Story synopsis
Dr. Burgos finally succeeds in creating a synthetic man — and Alpha, the Experimental Man, becomes Batman and Robin's problem.
Condition and certification
- Professionally graded and encapsulated by CGC at 9.4 Near Mint.
- The photos show the actual slab being sold, including the certification label.
- Grade, page quality and any notations are exactly as printed on the label.
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