Wanted, The World's Most Dangerous Villains #1 (DC, 1972) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages. Nick Cardy cover; Batman, Green Lanter...

Auction amount: $45.00

Sold: Apr 20, 2003

Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains #1 Values

Publisher: DC, 1972

About Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains #1

Murphy Anderson cover.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Signalman [Phil Cobb]; The Puppet Master; The Clock King

Pencils: Murphy Anderson

Inks: Murphy Anderson

Letters: Joe Letterese ?

STORY DETAILS

(4 Stories)

Title: The Signalman of Crime

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Signalman [Phil Cobb] (first appearance and origin)

Synopsis: Phil Cobb comes to Gotham City with the aim of becoming a big shot crook, and adopts the identity of The Signalman to get a reputation for outwitting Batman. However, with some luck, Batman and Robin escape one of The Signalman's traps and capture him.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Bill Finger

Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff (signed) [as Bob Kane]

Inks: Charles Paris

Letters: Pat Gordon

Notes: Reprints first appearance and origin of The Signalman.

Title: The Crimes of the Clock King

Characters: Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Clock King (intro, villain); unnamed police officers

Synopsis: The Clock King is successful in a series of crimes, besting Green Arrow and Speedy, until he traps them in his headquarters, where the archers escape his trap and capture The Clock King.

Pages: 5.670

Script: Ed Herron

Pencils: Lee Elias (credited)

Inks: Lee Elias (credited)

Letters: Stan Starkman

Notes: Though the Clock King's face is revealed at the end of the story, he is not named.

Title: Menace of the Giant Puppet!

Characters: Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; The Puppet Master (intro, villain); Carol Ferris; Biffy (small-time crook)

Synopsis: The Puppet-Master invents a Hypno-Ray and commits crimes using others as puppets, until he attempts to capture Green Lantern, who instead captures him. Meanwhile, Carol Ferris daydreams of marrying Green Lantern.

Pages: 10.000

Script: John Broome (credited)

Pencils: Gil Kane (credited)

Inks: Joe Giella (credited)

Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Notes: The Hypno-Ray is similar to an emotion controlling ray invented by Mind Games in Action Comics Weekly 611-613. Green Lantern uses a high speed stunt like The Flash.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	0	2	6	4	6	7	4	10	16	7	2	0	0	71
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	3	0	0	2	6	5	7	7	4	10	16	7	2	0	0	75

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