Detective Comics #356 (DC, 1966) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $1,560.00
Sold: Apr 4, 2021
Detective Comics #356 Values
Publisher: DC, 1966
About Detective Comics #356
Features Batman and Robin. Origin and first appearance of the Outsider. Return of Alfred. Carmine Infantino cover and art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Outsider
Pencils: Carmine Infantino (signed)
Inks: Joe Giella (signed)
Letters: Ira Schnapp
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Outsider (villain); The Grasshopper Gang (villain); Aunt Harriet Cooper
Synopsis: Outsider revealed as Alfred. Alfred is "resurrected."
Pages: 14.670
Script: Gardner Fox
Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks: Joe Giella
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Reprints: Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #440 (April-May 1974)
Notes: Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff. Story in two parts: unnumbered part 1 (7.67 pp.), Part 2 (7 pp.).
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 204 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 213 |
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