CGC-certified Batman #181 Realizes More than $16,000 in Hake’s Auction
Posted on 3/27/2024
Several exciting Silver Age classics graded by Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®) were sold for five figures in Hake’s Auction 240 on March 20, 2024.
The top CGC-certified comic sold in this auction was a Batman #181 graded CGC 9.4 (lot 663), which realized $16,979. CGC has certified more than 3,700 examples of Batman #181, but only 13 in grades higher than this one. It features the first appearance of Dr. Pamela Isley, who — as Poison Ivy — possesses a unique blend of beauty and lethal botanical prowess.
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With a deep-seated connection to nature, she views plants as her allies and seeks to protect them at any cost, often resorting to criminal activities to achieve her environmentalist goals. Poison Ivy's ability to control plant life grants her formidable abilities in combat and manipulation, making her a recurring adversary for Batman and a complex character whose motivations blur the lines between villainy and environmental activism.
Other CGC-certified comics in this auction include:
- a Tales of Suspense #39 graded CGC 6.0 (lot 849), which realized $16,909
- a Fantastic Four #1 graded CGC 4.5 (lot 748), which realized $16,874
- an Amazing Fantasy #15 graded CGC 1.8 (lot 700), which realized $16,551
- an Amazing Spider-Man #3 graded CGC 8.5 (lot 704), which realized $14,944
- an Incredible Hulk #1 graded CGC 3.0 (lot 804), which realized $14,421
- an Incredible Hulk #181 graded CGC 9.4 (lot 806), which realized $13,690
- an Amazing Fantasy #15 Signature Series (Stan Lee) graded CGC 3.0 Qualified (lot 701), which realized $11,682
- an Amazing Spider-Man #1 graded CGC 3.0 (lot 702), which realized $6,894
- a More Fun Comics #27 graded CGC 7.5 (lot 681), which realized $6,344
- an X-Men #1 graded CGC 3.0 (lot 872), which realized $5,992
Prices realized include buyer’s premium.
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