Detective Comics (1937) #168
Key issueJoker origin
Fair market value Population Report ↗
| Grade | CGC slab | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 9.8 NM/M | $87,117 $70,783–$100,185 | $22,194 $14,426–$29,962 |
| 9.6 NM+ | $55,098 $44,767–$63,362 | $8,278 $5,381–$11,176 |
| 9.4 NM | $47,716 $38,769–$54,873 | $7,926 $5,152–$10,700 |
| 9.2 NM- | $44,421 $36,092–$51,084 | $7,557 $4,912–$10,202 |
| 9.0 VF/NM | $40,862 $33,200–$46,991 | $7,366 $4,788–$9,944 |
| 8.5 VF+ | $35,919 $29,184–$41,307 | $6,631 $4,310–$8,952 |
| 8.0 VF | $33,668 $27,356–$38,719 | $6,202 $4,031–$8,373 |
| 7.0 FN/VF | $27,081 $22,003–$31,143 | $5,500 $3,575–$7,425 |
| 6.0 FN | $21,708 $17,638–$24,964 | $4,760 $3,094–$6,426 |
| 5.0 VG/FN | $17,043 $13,847–$19,599 | $4,217 $2,741–$5,693 |
| 4.0 VG | $12,992 $10,556–$14,940 | $3,862 $2,511–$5,214 |
| 2.0 GD | $10,524 $8,551–$12,102 | $3,325 $2,162–$4,489 |
| Raw, ungraded | — | $4,818 $3,131–$6,504 |
Value history
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grailworth's fair market value: what a copy at each grade is worth today, from this issue's market and how value moves with grade across every comic we track. Bold: our firmest values. *Rough: a looser estimate. +$: worth grading, a raw copy at that grade gains this much slabbed by CGC, after the fee and shipping. Pick a grade for its value history and the most to pay for a raw copy you'd send to CGC.
About this issue
Detective Comics #168 (1937) is issue #168 of DC's Detective Comics (1937–2011), with a cover date of February 1951. It's a key issue: Joker origin. grailworth values it from 6 recorded sales, most recently on Sep 24, 2026, and from how comics like it move in value from grade to grade.