Detective Comics #171 (DC, 1951) CGC VF/NM 9.0 White pages....
Auction amount: $7,800.00
Sold: Sep 11, 2022
Detective Comics #171 Values
Publisher: DC, 1951
About Detective Comics #171
Penguin cover and story by Win Mortimer. Features Batman and Robin. Dick Sprang art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Win Mortimer
Inks: Win Mortimer
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; unnamed prison guard; unnamed henchmen; unnamed bank manager; John Willis (jewel importer); unnamed metal refinery manager; unnamed night club manager; unnamed curio shop manager
Synopsis: Released from prison, the Penguin pledges to go straight and sets up a bird refuge, but Batman doesn't believe him. Batman and Robin follow the Penguin and stop him as he goes to a bank, a jewel importer, a metal refinery, a night club, and a curio shop, but in all cases it turns out Penguin is there not to rob, but to return items previously stolen by him. However, Batman soon discovers that the items returned are key to the Penguin's latest scheme.
Pages: 12.000
Script: Bill Finger ?
Pencils: Dick Sprang
Inks: Charles Paris
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 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
|
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 |
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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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
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