Batman #174 Twin Cities pedigree (DC, 1965) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $717.00
Sold: Jul 3, 2011
Batman #174 Values
Publisher: DC, 1965
About Batman #174
Getaway Genius appearance. Mystery Analyst backup story. Carmine Infantino cover. Sheldon Moldoff art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Inks: Joe Giella
Letters: Ira Schnapp
Notes: Inker credit from Nick Caputo; we formerly credited Murphy Anderson, as credited in Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #1.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Getaway Genius [Roy Reynolds] (villain); B. G. Hunter (villain); Hunter's gang (villains)
Synopsis: Hunter breaks the Getaway Genius out of jail in order to provide a getaway gimmick, all the while planning a trap for the Batman.
Pages: 11.340
Script: Gardner Fox
Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks: Joe Giella
Letters: Milt Snapinn
Notes: Credits for script, inks and letters 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. Letters previously were credited to Gaspar Saladino. Page 6 and page 12 are 2/3 pages.
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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 |
|
Qualified |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
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