Detective Comics #221 (DC, 1955) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages....
Auction amount: $2,880.00
Sold: Sep 15, 2024
Detective Comics #221 Values
Publisher: DC, 1955
About Detective Comics #221
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Pencils: Win Mortimer
Inks: Win Mortimer
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale (flashback); Paul King (villain); Hippo (villain); Captain Shark (villain, flashback)
Synopsis: After being suckered into a trap, the Dynamic Duo find themselves the prisoners of crime king, Paul King, who has created an escape proof prison for them.
Pages: 12.000
Script: Bill Finger ?
Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks: Stan Kaye
Reprints: Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1 ([Summer] 1961)
Notes: When this story was reprinted in Batman Annual #1, the story was re-titled "Thrilling Escapes of Batman and Robin." This story was updated by writer Ed Herron in September of 1966 for the story "Two-Way Deathtrap" in Batman #166. TV producer Bill Dozier looked at this and other Batman tales for inspiration when he brought Batman to prime-time TV in 1966. Aunt Harriet was caught in the same type trap that ensnared Vikki Vale, Batman, and Robin on page 7 of this story for one of the TV shows.
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
|
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Restored |
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 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
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