Detective Comics #125 The Promise Collection Pedigree (DC, 1947) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $10,200.00
Sold: Nov 21, 2021
Detective Comics #125 Values
Publisher: DC, 1947
About Detective Comics #125
Featuring Batman and Robin. Hitler and Thinker appearances. Contains an electrocution panel. Jack Burnley cover and art. Curt Swan art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Pencils: Jack Burnley
Inks: Charles Paris
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne] [also as Tom Horne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dan Briggs (ex-con, death); Tom Horne (ex-con); Smith (villain); The Thinker (villain, death)
Synopsis: Commissioner Gordon asks Batman to investigate when a series of cons are released from prison and suddenly disappear. The Caped Crusader discovers, after going undercover, that a criminal named the Thinker is gathering and using them to manufacture parts for equipment to be used by the underworld.
Pages: 13.000
Script: Bill Finger
Pencils: Jack Burnley [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks: Charles Paris; Ray Burnley (backgrounds)
Letters: Betty Bentley
Notes: Letters credit verified by Jack Burnley.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
Grade | 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 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
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 |
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 |
Restored |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
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