Detective Comics #153 The Promise Collection Pedigree (DC, 1949) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....
Auction amount: $19,800.00
Sold: Jun 19, 2021
Detective Comics #153 Values
Publisher: DC, 1949
About Detective Comics #153
Featuring Batman and Robin, and the first appearance of Roy Raymond, TV Detective. Origin of the Human Fly. "Impossible -- But True!" begins. Dick Sprang cover and art. Carmine Infantino art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Pencils: Dick Sprang
Inks: Dick Sprang
Notes: Pencil credit verified by Sprang, ink credit verified by Craig Delich.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Professor Carl Wilde (authority on bats); Slits Danton (villain)
Synopsis: The Batman takes to the air, like his namesake, on the trail of Slits Danton, all thanks to the creation of special "bat wings" created by a scientist...or so the Caped Crusader thinks!
Pages: 12.000
Pencils: Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks: Charles Paris
Notes: Inker credit verified by Craig Delich; we previously suggested Gene McDonald.
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 |
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Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
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Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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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 |
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Restored |
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 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
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