Detective Comics #229 (DC, 1956) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white pages....
Auction amount: $2,280.00
Sold: Sep 15, 2024
Detective Comics #229 Values
Publisher: DC, 1956
About Detective Comics #229
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mart Mathers
Pencils: Win Mortimer
Inks: Win Mortimer
Letters: Ira Schnapp
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon (cameo); John Creeden (villain); Mart Mathers (villain)
Synopsis: When the Caped Crusaders agree to allow a TV broadcast from the Bat-Cave, Batman discovers to his horror that his microfilm files have been stolen, something that could be of tremendous value to the criminal underworld.
Pages: 12.000
Pencils: Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks: Charles Paris
Reprints: Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1 ([Summer] 1961)
Notes: When reprinted in Batman Annual #1, this story was re-titled "Batman's Electronic Crime File."
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
|
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 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
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