Detective Comics #268 (DC, 1959) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $1,105.38
Sold: May 23, 2008
Detective Comics #268 Values
Publisher: DC, 1959
About Detective Comics #268
Batman and Robin cover by Curt Swan. Martian Manhunter backup story.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye
Letters: Ira Schnapp
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Blake; Big Joe Foster (villain, introduction); Pete Kulik (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Batman takes up a plane on an experimental flight, and, after crossing the path of a strange comet, lands, revealing Batman with a strange glow...and super powers to boot. The Dynamic Duo race against the clock to find a cure before the glow dies away...along with Batman's life!
Pages: 11.670
Script: Bill Finger
Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
Inks: Charles Paris
Reprints: Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #5 (Summer 1963)
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 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
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