Batman #173 (DC, 1965) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....
Auction amount: $960.00
Sold: Jan 17, 2021
Batman #173 Values
Publisher: DC, 1965
About Batman #173
Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella cover. Giella, Sheldon Moldoff, 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]; Mr. Incognito [James Carter]
Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Inks: Joe Giella
Letters: Joe Letterese
Notes: Inker credit from Nick Caputo; we originally credited Murphy Anderson.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Mayor of Gotham City; Johnny Jason (movie Star); Myra Holt (actress); Mr. Incognito [James Carter] (villain, introduction); Incognito's gang (villains, introduction for all); Elwood Pearson (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: While the Caped Crusaders are raiding the hideout of Mr. Incognito, a photographer takes pictures of the action with a special x-ray film, revealing the criminal's identity. The man offers to provide the identity to the Police for a million dollars while also offering the secret identities of the Dynamic Duo to the underworld for a price.
Pages: 12.340
Script: John Broome
Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
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 in two parts: unnumbered Part 1 (7.67 pages) and Part 2 (4.67 pages, title is same as for 1st part but without exclamation point).
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 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148 |
|
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
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