Detective Comics #205 (DC, 1954) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages....
Auction amount: $4,920.00
Sold: Sep 15, 2024
Detective Comics #205 Values
Publisher: DC, 1954
About Detective Comics #205
Featuring Batman and Robin. Origin of the Batcave. Win Mortimer cover. Ruben Moreira and Leonard Starr art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jeremy Coe
Pencils: Win Mortimer
Inks: Win Mortimer
Letters: Ira Schnapp
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; unnamed museum curator; Professor Carter Nichols; Jeremy Coe (doubles as an Indian); a tribe of Indians (villains)
Synopsis: When the Caped Crusaders discover an ancient piece of pottery in the Bat-Cave, they have Professor Nichols send them back in time to see if they can discover the origin of this artifact.
Pages: 12.000
Script: Bill Finger
Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks: Charles Paris
Reprints: Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1 ([Summer] 1961)
Notes: This story claims that Bruce Wayne bought Wayne Manor after he became Batman. Later stories contradict this account of events.
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 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
|
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
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