Batman #259 (DC, 1974) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $776.75
Sold: Feb 24, 2012
Batman #259 Values
Publisher: DC, 1974
About Batman #259
Shadow appearance. Special 100-page issue. Nick Cardy cover. Irv Novick and Dick Giordano art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Nick Cardy
Inks: Nick Cardy
Colors: Tatjana Wood
Letters: Joe Letterese
Notes: Cardy's credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: The Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Shadow [Lamont Cranston]; Commissioner James Gordon; Martha Wayne; Thomas Wayne; Mildred Miller (nurse); Thorton Swofford (jewelry store owner, death); Willy Hank Stamper [aka The Boy Genius of Crime] (villain); Tooker (villain); Chaz (villain)
Synopsis: Batman goes on the trail of a convicted felon from the past, believing that he has stolen a valuable tiara. But he's wrong and discovers that only "The Shadow Knows" who actually is responsible.
Pages: 20.000
Script: Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils: Irv Novick (credited)
Inks: Dick Giordano (credited)
Letters: Ben Oda
Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Story dedicated to Bill Finger.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 144 |
|
Qualified |
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 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 149 |
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