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Batman#153
Cover: Sheldon Moldoff

Batman #153

Feb 1963 · DC · 0.12 USD
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In "Chapter 1: Prisoners of Three Worlds," Batman faces a bizarre quartet of criminals whose schemes are tied not by motive, but by a strange, recurring pattern of misfortune and repetition. Written, drawn, and inked by Henry Boltinoff, this 1963 issue presents a series of darkly comedic, self-contained crime vignettes, each more absurd than the last. The cover by Sheldon Moldoff captures the story’s offbeat tone with a striking, stylized image of Gotham’s shadowed streets.

Contains 4 stories
Chapter 1: Prisoners of Three Worlds
7.67 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James Gordon (cameo)Batwoman [Kathy Kane]Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]Karn (alien)

In "Chapter 1: Prisoners of Three Worlds," a mysterious alien begins abducting silver from Earth, drawing the attention of four heroes who soon find themselves ripped from their world and scattered across three alien dimensions. As they struggle to survive in these strange, shifting realms, the true nature of the alien's plan begins to unfold—though how they’ll return, or what they’ll face next, remains unknown.

Chapter 2: Death from Beyond
7.67 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Batwoman [Kathy Kane]race of bird peopleseveral alien troopsKarn (villain)
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
ShortyBill
Chapter 3: Dimension of Doom
8.67 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Batwoman [Kathy Kane]Bat-Girl [Betty Kane]several alien troopsKarn (villain)Zebo (villain)

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Raw (VG) $44
CGC 9.6 · 4 in census $2,487
CGC 9.4 · 11 in census $1,135
CGC 9.2 · 18 in census $497
CGC 9.0 · 9 in census $483*
CGC 8.5 · 19 in census $313
CGC 8.0 · 18 in census $255*
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CGC 7.5 · 21 in census $205
CGC 7.0 · 21 in census $205
CGC 6.5 · 27 in census $159
CGC 6.0 · 16 in census $118
CGC 5.5 · 16 in census $99*
CGC 5.0 · 11 in census $99*
CGC 4.5 · 15 in census $79
CGC 4.0 · 6 in census $77
CGC 3.5 · 6 in census $69
CGC 3.0 · 8 in census $52
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $43
CGC 2.0 · 4 in census $34*
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $20
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NM $2.24 NM $3.99 NM $3.99 FR $17.53 FAIR $24.99 FR $31 GD $39 CGC 9.8 $47.25
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Full credits

letterer Stan Starkman
cover pencils, inks Sheldon Moldoff

Reprints

↩ Reprints Detective Comics #228 (1956)

Reprinted in Mighty Comic #34 (1963), Batman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn] (1972), Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #2 (2007)

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