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Cover: Win Mortimer & Charles Paris

Detective Comics #145

Mar 1949 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Robin, the Boy Failure!", Dick Grayson wakes with no memory of who he is after a heroic rescue, leaving Bruce Wayne to devise a bold plan: have the young man temporarily take on the mantle of Robin in hopes of triggering his lost past. With art by Dick Sprang and inks by Charles Paris, this 1949 tale explores identity and memory through a gripping, character-driven mystery, all framed by Win Mortimer’s striking cover.

Contains 8 stories
Robin, the Boy Failure!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonPenguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain, cameo)The Crime Surgeon [Steve Travers] (villain, cameo)The Yellow Masks (villains, introduc tion for all)

In "Robin, the Boy Failure!", Dick Grayson wakes with no memory of who he is after saving a woman from a deadly accident. Bruce Wayne, determined to help him recover his past, devises a bold plan: have the amnesiac boy take on the mantle of Robin to see if the role can trigger his forgotten identity.

The Smash-Up Crimes!
6 pp · Superhero
Robotman [Robert Craneaka Paul Dennis]
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
Shorty
His Highness, King Shorty!
7 pp · Detective-Mystery
Slam BradleyShorty Morgan
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
DaffyDoodle
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
Casey
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Shorty
Undercover Gangster!
12 pp · Adventure
The Boy Commandos [Rip CarterTexBrooklyn [Dan Turpin]Andre Chavard]

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $160
CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $10,825*
CGC 9.6 none in existence
CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $4,484
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $2,241
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $1,319*
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CGC 8.0 · 7 in census $1,034*
CGC 7.5 · 6 in census $747
CGC 7.0 · 6 in census $675
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $558
CGC 6.0 · 5 in census $392
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $392
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $392*
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $326
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $287
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $264*
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $249
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $190*
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $178
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 2 in census $81*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

artist Dick Sprang
inker Charles Paris
cover pencils Win Mortimer
cover inks Charles Paris

Reprints

Reprinted in Detective Comics #246 (1957), Batman Archives #7 (2008), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 (2019)

Key issues in Detective Comics

#27★
#27 1st appearance — Bruce Wayne
#38★
#38 1st appearance — Dick Grayson
#225★
#225 1st appearance — Martian Manhunter
#359★
#359 1st appearance — Batgirl
#58★
#58 1st appearance — Oswald Cobblepot
#140★
#140 1st appearance — Edward Nigma
#33★
#33 1st appearance — Thomas Wayne
#40★
#40 1st appearance — Basil Karlo

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