Detective Comics #138 The Promise Collection Pedigree (DC, 1948) CGC NM 9.4 White pages....
Auction amount: $20,400.00
Sold: Sep 12, 2021
Detective Comics #138 Values
Publisher: DC, 1948
About Detective Comics #138
Features Batman and Robin, a Joker story, and the origin of Robotman. Cover by Win Mortimer. Story art by Dick Sprang.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; The Joker (silhouette)
Pencils: Win Mortimer
Inks: Win Mortimer
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Walter Timmin (scientist, introduction); Monty Laird (sports promoter, introduction); Mr. Stacy (magnate, introduction); Mr. Morse (shipping magnate, introduction); The Joker [also as J. O. Kerr] (villain); Joker's gang (villains)
Synopsis: The Joker follows up an article in the newspaper about a scientist discovering a lost elixir of invisibility and becomes a real terror to Batman until the crime fighter takes some of the elixir himself.
Pages: 12.000
Script: Bill Finger ?
Pencils: Dick Sprang
Inks: Dick Sprang
Notes: Pencil credit verified by Sprang. Inker credit verified by Craig Delich; we previously suggested Howard Sherman or Gene McDonald. Splash somewhat replicates the cover.
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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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Qualified |
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 |
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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 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
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