Batman #237 (DC, 1971) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $4,080.00
Sold: Apr 7, 2024
Batman #237 Values
Publisher: DC, 1971
About Batman #237
First appearance of the Reaper. First Rutland Vermont / Bald Mountain Halloween crossover. Neal Adams cover and art. Based on a story idea by Bernie Wrightson and Harlan Ellison.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Pencils: Neal Adams
Inks: Neal Adams
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Reprints: Batman (DC, 1940 series) #262 (April 1975)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tom Fagan; Doctor Gruener
Synopsis: Dick Grayson and his college friends travel to the Halloween celebration in Rutland Vermont. Robin and Batman get caught between two sides, both looking for revenge against an ex-Nazi officer.
Pages: 25.000
Script: Denny O'Neil; Bernie Wrightson (ideas); Harlan Ellison (ideas)
Pencils: Neal Adams
Inks: Dick Giordano
Letters: John Costanza
Reprints: The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #51 (August 1984), | Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-52 ([October] 1977)
Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Story based on ideas by Bernie Wrightson and Harlan Ellison, per Denny O'Neil's recounting in the letters section. Gerry Conway, Berni Wrightson and Alan Weiss are caricatured in story, as they attended the real Rutland Halloween Parade. Adams draws figures of Captain America, Thor, Spider-Man and Havok in the parade and later at a party.
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 30 | 51 | 62 | 84 | 107 | 91 | 112 | 111 | 89 | 98 | 50 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 975 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 24 | 37 | 69 | 79 | 97 | 133 | 98 | 129 | 122 | 96 | 106 | 54 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1132 |
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