Detective Comics #444 (DC, 1974) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $780.00
Sold: Feb 8, 2021
Detective Comics #444 Values
Publisher: DC, 1974
About Detective Comics #444
Features Batman. Special 100-page issue. Elongated Man backup story.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Talia Al Ghul; James Gordon; Star Hawkins (head shot); Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (head shot); Robin [Dick Grayson] (head shot); Kid Eternity (head shot); Roy Raymond (head shot)
Pencils: Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks: Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin. A portion of this cover is redrawn for half of cover to Detective Comics #448.
Reprints: Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #448 (June 1975)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Talia Al Ghul; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Scrag Donovan; Roger Barton; Elizabeth Baylor
Pages: 12.000
Script: Len Wein
Pencils: Jim Aparo
Inks: Jim Aparo
Letters: Jim Aparo
Reprints: The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #9 (January-February 1981)
Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Bat-Murderer series begins; ends with #448.
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
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