Detective Comics (1937) #788

DC 1937–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Jan 2004

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Detective Comics #788 (1937) is issue #788 of DC's Detective Comics (1937–2011), with a cover date of January 2004. Written by Paul Bolles and Rick Spears and drawn by Rob G and Michael Lilly.

Creators

Writers: Paul Bolles, Rick Spears
Pencillers: Rob G, Michael Lilly
Inkers: Dan Davis, Rob G, Sean Parsons
Colorists: Guy Major, Jason Wright
Letterers: Janice Chiang, Clem Robins
Cover artist: Tim Sale

The stories

“The Randori Stone Part One”

Eddie Hurst was sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit. He gains inhuman power from the Randori Stone and batters his way out of prison and kills as many of those who sent him to prison as he can before being stopped by Batman.

“The Dogcatcher Part IV”

Joker gets his dog back and tries to kill the dogcatcher that put his dog to sleep.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.