Detective Comics #168 CGC 5.0 (W) *2007949001*

Detective Comics #168 CGC 5.0 (W) *2007949001*

Certification Information Certification #:2007949001 Title:Detective Comics Issue:168 Issue Date:2/51 Issue Year:1951 Publisher:D.C. Comics Grade:5.0 Total Graded At:7 Page Quality:WHITE Grade Date:11/29/2018 Category:Universal Art Comments:Bill Finger story Dan Barry and Bruno Premiani art Lew Sayre Schwartz cover and art Key Comments:1st appearance of the Red Hood identity. Origin of the Joker. Grader Notes:light, multiple crease front cover breaks color multiple bend full right of front cover multiple staple tear spine roll staple detached top of front cover

Issue Synopsis

Batman is invited to be a guest instructor for a class on criminology at State University, and, since the students are making such good progress, he decides to use them to try and solve a case he never could concerning a criminal known as the Red Hood.

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Cover Details:

• Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne], Robin [Dick Grayson], The Red Hood [The Joker]
• Inks: George Roussos
• Pencils: Lew Sayre Schwartz
• Title: The Man Behind the Red Hood

Inside Pages Details:

• Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne], Robin [Dick Grayson], Commissioner James Gordon, Dean Chalmers (of State University), Paul Wong (student), Jimmy Kale (student), Earl "Farmerboy" Benson (villain, ex-con, university gardener), The Red Hood [The Joker](villain, origin)
• Inks: George Roussos
• Pencils: Lew Sayre Schwartz [as Bob Kane] (signed), Win Mortimer (Robin figure on splash)
• Script: Bill Finger
• Title: The Man Behind the Red Hood!