Batman #178 (DC, 1966) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $900.00
Sold: Aug 15, 2022
Batman #178 Values
Publisher: DC, 1966
About Batman #178
Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson cover. Sheldon Moldoff, Joe Giella, and Sid Greene art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Rocketeers
Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Murphy Anderson
Letters: Ira Schnapp
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Hank Nelson; The Rocketeers (villains)
Synopsis: When two experimental missiles disappear after being launched, the Caped Crusaders follow the path of the third missile and discover that it has been intercepted by a strange beam, set in motion by jet-propelled crooks!
Pages: 11.340
Script: Robert Kanigher
Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks: Joe Giella
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Notes: Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff. Story in two parts of 5.67 pages each.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | 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 |
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Universal |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
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