Detective Comics #52 Central Valley pedigree (DC, 1941) CGC NM 9.4 White pages....
Auction amount: $7,767.50
Sold: Nov 20, 2009
Detective Comics #52 Values
Publisher: DC, 1941
About Detective Comics #52
Batman and Robin cover and art by Bob Kane.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Bob Kane (signed)
Inks: Jerry Robinson
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Achmed; Mr. Potter (death); Thomas (Potter's butler); Achmed (curio shop owner); Thomas; Loo Chung (villain, unofficial Mayor of the Oriental Quarter); Chung's gang (villains); Ghengis Khan (villain, flashback)
Synopsis: Batman and Robin must solve the mystery of the "Khan" ring, a ring that once belonged to Ghengis Khan, and whose relative now wears it, and has started a protection racket.
Pages: 12.000
Script: Bill Finger
Pencils: Bob Kane (signed)
Inks: Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Letters: George Roussos
Notes: Artist Kane forgot to put in the chest bat on Batman in many panels.
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
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Qualified |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
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 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
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