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Cover: Jim Mooney & Charles Paris

Detective Comics #143

Jan 1949 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Pied Piper of Peril!", the enigmatic criminal returns with a chilling new twist: each crime is tied to a victim's name through a sinister pipe-related clue. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life by Jim Mooney’s art and Charles Paris’s inks, this 1949 issue delivers a classic mystery with a macabre flair, all wrapped in a cover by Mooney and Paris that captures the menace of the Piper’s return.

Contains 7 stories
The Pied Piper of Peril!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonThe Pied Piper (villain)Pied Piper's gang (villains)

In "The Pied Piper of Peril!" from Detective Comics #143 (1949), the enigmatic criminal known as the Pied Piper resurfaces with a chilling new string of crimes—each one tied to a victim’s name through a sinister, pipe-based twist. As Gotham’s streets grow tense, the mystery deepens with each cleverly constructed scheme, leaving only the Batman to unravel the pattern before another victim falls.

Robotman Versus the Baffler!
6 pp · Superhero
Robotman [Robert Craneaka Paul Dennis]The Baffler (villain)
Low Man on a Barber Pole!
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Slam BradleyShorty Morgan
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
The Five Weapons That Shook the World!
9.5 pp · Adventure
The Boy Commandos [Rip CarterAndre ChavardBrooklyn [Dan Turpin]Tex]
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Casey
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
DaffyDoodle

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $144
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $5,187*
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $1,962
CGC 8.5 · 4 in census $1,032
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $809*
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CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $650*
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $543
CGC 6.5 · 6 in census $441
CGC 6.0 · 4 in census $388
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $365
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $315
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $267*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $232*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $207*
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $183*
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $175
CGC 2.0 · 4 in census $135
CGC 1.5 · 3 in census $97*
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 2 in census $64*
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Full credits

artist Jim Mooney
cover pencils Jim Mooney
cover inks Charles Paris

Reprints

Reprinted in スーパーマン [Superman] [Suupaaman] #2 (1949), Detective Comics #143 (1949), Batman Archives #7 (2008), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 (2019)

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