Detective Comics #165 (DC, 1950) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $5,280.00
Sold: Nov 22, 2020
Detective Comics #165 Values
Publisher: DC, 1950
About Detective Comics #165
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Pencils: Win Mortimer
Inks: Win Mortimer
Notes: Three of the four figures of Batman list a story title: "North Pole Crimes," "Crimes of the Future," and "The Modern Midas."
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. Robert Darcy (villain, expert technician and chemist); King Midas [George Midas] (villain, flashback]; Reggie Layton (millionaire); unnamed criminals; unnamed ocean liner crewmen; unnamed reporters; unnamed doctor; unnamed police officers; unnamed citizens; The Joker (villain, image)
Synopsis: While making an inspection of equipment in the Bat-Cave, Bruce and Dick also must inspect the various costumes Batman and Robin use in their fight against crime for leaks and tears, and, as it turns out, a never before used costume saves the day for the Batman, who has been seriously wounded.
Pages: 12.000
Script: Edmond Hamilton
Pencils: Dick Sprang [as Bob Kane] (signed)
Inks: Charles Paris
Reprints: Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #1 ([Summer] 1961), | Batman (DC, 1940 series) #259 (November-December 1974)
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 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
|
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
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