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Detective Comics #403

Sep 1970 · DC · 0.15 USD
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In "You Die by Mourning!", Robin teams up with the police to track down a group of escaped juvenile delinquents, leading to a tense and unpredictable chase through Gotham’s streets. Meanwhile, in Bruce Wayne’s office, a mysterious woman arrives with a chilling warning: her husband will be murdered by morning, drawing Batman into a case that’s as personal as it is urgent. Written by Mike Friedrich and illustrated by Gil Kane, with inks by Vince Colletta and letters by John Costanza, the issue features a striking cover by Neal Adams.

Contains 2 stories
You Die by Mourning!
14.5 pp · Superhero
BatmanLaird RandallAngie RandallVan Paxton

In "You Die by Mourning!", a mysterious woman in mourning arrives at Bruce Wayne’s doorstep, warning that her husband’s death is imminent. As she vanishes, Batman is drawn into a chilling investigation that unravels a web of fate and fear, where every clue brings him closer to a truth that defies logic.

Break-Out!
8 pp · Superhero
Robin [Dick Grayson]Frank AuleyEd Cogdill

In "Break-Out!", Robin investigates a youth care facility only to uncover that two of the teens have escaped—and are now armed. Though he’s skeptical of one boy after witnessing a prior fight, he soon learns the teen was trying to stop the other from turning his peers toward serious crime.

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Raw (Fine) $32
CGC 9.8 · 14 in census $804
CGC 9.6 · 39 in census $409
CGC 9.4 · 59 in census $186
CGC 9.2 · 46 in census $173
CGC 9.0 · 34 in census $128
CGC 8.5 · 38 in census $108
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CGC 8.0 · 34 in census $108
CGC 7.5 · 21 in census $103
CGC 7.0 · 18 in census $55
CGC 6.5 · 7 in census $55
CGC 6.0 · 10 in census $55*
CGC 5.5 · 5 in census $49*
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $46*
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $32
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $32*
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $22*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $20*
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Full credits

artist Gil Kane
letterer John Costanza
cover pencils, inks Neal Adams

Reprints

Reprinted in Batman Classics #12 (1971), Batman Classics #14 (1971), Superman #3/1971 (1971), Läderlappen #6/1971 (1971), Batman #600 (1971), Superman et Batman et Robin #45 (1972), Batman and Robin #2 (1976), Batman Bimestriel #5 (1976), Batman Extra #5 (1982), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[nn] (1989), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[1] (1989), Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams #2 (2004), Batman: Gotiske netter [Alle Tiders Superhelter] #[nn] (2005), Showcase Presents: Robin the Boy Wonder #1 (2008), Batman Collection: Neal Adams #3 (2009), Showcase Presents: Batman #5 (2012), Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams #2 (2013), Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus #[nn] (2016), Batman by Neal Adams #2 (2019), Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus #[nn] (2020), Superman #44

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