Batman Annual #1 Mohawk Valley Pedigree (DC, 1961) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white pages....

Auction amount: $26,400.00

Sold: Apr 7, 2024

Batman Annual #1 Values

Publisher: DC, 1961

About Batman Annual #1

"1,001 Secrets of Batman and Robin". One-page "Secrets of Batman's Utility Belt and Famed Batarangs" feature. Origin of the Bat-Cave. Curt Swan cover.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: 1,001 Secrets of Batman and Robin

Characters: Batman; Robin

Pencils: Curt Swan; Sheldon Moldoff; Dick Sprang

Inks: Charles Paris

STORY DETAILS

(8 Stories)

Title: How to Be the Batman!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon

Synopsis: Batman loses his memory after being exposed to amnesia gas, when the antidote fails, Robin must teach the Cowled Crimefighter all that he has forgotten.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Bill Finger ?

Pencils: Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures) (signed); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks: Stan Kaye

Notes: Origin retold.

Title: The Strange Costumes of Batman!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon

Synopsis: A look at some of the specialized costumes that Batman has utilized over his career, including one garment that he had hoped never to use.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Edmond Hamilton

Pencils: Dick Sprang

Inks: Charles Paris

Title: Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon; Dave Purdy

Synopsis: Reporter Dave Purdy saves Batman by dazzling an approaching murderer with the Bat Signal. The Masked Manhunter is happy to let Purdy have the credit, even though he had been forced to do an impromptu wiring job which enabled the intrepid reporter's plan to work.

Pages: 11.000

Script: David Vern

Pencils: Bob Kane (some Batman and Robin figures) (signed); Lew Sayre Schwartz

Inks: Charles Paris

Title: The Origin of the Bat-Cave!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Nicholls; Jeremy Coe

Synopsis: Professor Nicholls sends the Dynamic Duo back in time 300 years, there they meet Jeremy Coe, a frontiersman spy who doubles as a Red Indian. When they realize that Coe's headquarters is in the cavern that will one day become the Bat-Cave, they help him with Colonial Age versions of their crime fighting apparatus.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Bill Finger

Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff

Inks: Charles Paris

Title: Batman's Electronic Crime-File!

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon; John Vanner

Synopsis: The microfilm from Batman's crime file is stolen from the Bat-Cave. It is then a race against time to apprehend the villains, before they start to use the information to give them the edge over the Dynamic Duo.

Pages: 12.000

Pencils: Dick Sprang

Inks: Charles Paris

Notes: original title: "The 10,000 Secrets of Batman"

Title: Thrilling Escapes of Batman and Robin!

Characters: Batman; Robin; Vicki Vale; Paul King

Synopsis: Villainous Paul King captures Batman and Robin, he then sets about devising an inescapable trap, based on Robin's recollections about their previous ingenious escapes.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Bill Finger ?

Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff

Inks: Stan Kaye

Notes: original title: "1,001 Escapes of Batman and Robin"

Title: The Amazing Inventions of Batman

Characters: Batman; Robin; Commissioner Gordon

Synopsis: Batman gets word that one of his inventions is to be used against him, he and Robin must then examine their many crime fighting innovations for clues.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Edmond Hamilton

Pencils: Dick Sprang

Inks: Charles Paris

Notes: original title: "1,001 Inventions of Batman"

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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	9	0	0	1	2	4	0	9	18	19	34	32	32	26	31	32	40	40	17	20	12	5	2	0	1	0	0	377
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	0	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15
Total	0	9	0	0	1	2	4	1	9	18	19	35	33	34	27	33	32	42	42	18	20	14	5	2	0	1	0	0	392

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