Detective Comics #388 (DC, 1969) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $3,720.00
Sold: Sep 11, 2022
Detective Comics #388 Values
Publisher: DC, 1969
About Detective Comics #388
Batman and Robin vs. the Joker. Batgirl backup story with Gil Kane art. Joker cover by Irv Novick.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Irv Novick
Inks: Irv Novick
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Boomer; Joker (villain)
Pages: 13.170
Script: John Broome
Pencils: Bob Brown
Inks: Joe Giella
Letters: Ray Holloway ?
Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Page 6 is a 2/3-page and page 14 is a 1/2-page
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 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 |
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