Detective Comics #318 (DC, 1963) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $2,640.00
Sold: Aug 8, 2022
Detective Comics #318 Values
Publisher: DC, 1963
About Detective Comics #318
Features Batman and Robin. Second appearance of Cat-Man. First appearance of Batwoman as the Cat-Woman.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Cat-Man; Batwoman [as Cat-Woman]; Batman; Robin
Pencils: Dick Dillin
Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
Letters: Ira Schnapp
Notes: cover does not appear to be Mooney & Paris, as credited elsewhere
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Cat-Man [Thomas Blake]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane; as Cat-Woman]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Ace the Bat-Hound
Synopsis: Batwoman appears to switch sides and become Cat-Man's ally.
Pages: 14.670
Script: Bill Finger
Pencils: Jim Mooney
Inks: Jim Mooney; Sheldon Moldoff; Mike Esposito
Notes: Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/. Inker credit by Craig Delich and Pat Lang. The plot is reused from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #42 (August-September 1947) notes http://timhanley01.tumblr.com/post/163101847620/detective-comics-318-january-1963-written-by.
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 |
Universal |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
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