Detective Comics #225 (DC, 1955) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $138,000
Sold: Apr 4, 2021
Detective Comics #225 Values
Publisher: DC, 1955
About Detective Comics #225
The origin and first appearance of J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter. Features Batman and Robin. Win Mortimer cover. Sheldon Moldoff, Joe Certa, and Ruben Moreira art. Currently tied for #80 on Overstreet's list of Top 100 Golden Age Comics.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Pencils: Win Mortimer
Inks: Win Mortimer
Letters: Ira Schnapp
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Pages: 12.000
Script: Edmond Hamilton
Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
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 |
Universal |
13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 325 |
Qualified |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Total | 14 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 382 |
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