Detective Comics #471 (DC, 1977) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $540.00
Sold: Jun 21, 2021
Detective Comics #471 Values
Publisher: DC, 1977
About Detective Comics #471
Featuring Batman. First modern appearance of Hugo Strange. Cover and art by Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Marshall Rogers (signed)
Inks: Terry Austin (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Dr. Hugo Strange (villain); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Rupert Thorne; Marko; Alfred Pennyworth; Silver St. Cloud; Joe Chill (in dream); Martha Wayne (in dream); Thomas Wayne (in dream)
Synopsis: Bruce Wayne checks into the private hospital Graytowers to recover from injuries he sustained fighting Dr. Phosphorus, but he soon discovers that Hugo Strange is using the facility to turn the rich and influential patients into his mindless slaves. When Strange sics a venomous snake on Batman, which knocks the hero out, Strange uncovers Batman's secret identity.
Pages: 17.000
Script: Steve Englehart
Pencils: Marshall Rogers
Inks: Terry Austin
Letters: John Workman
Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Return of Dr. Hugo Strange, also in 472. He sporadically cameos in the next few issues as a ghost.
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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 47 | 59 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 241 |
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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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 48 | 60 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 249 |
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