Price history & market evidence
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $23.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 2014-02-01 |
| 9.4 | $40.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 2014-02-01 |
| 9.6 | $19.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 2014-02-01 |
| 9.8 | $17.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 2014-02-01 |
| RAW | $3.67 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 2014-02-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 8 graded copies for Damian: Son of Batman #3 (2014). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
If Animals Could Talk
Damian Wayne) has just been thrown into the Gotham River by Professor Pyg) and his Dollotrons on his first night as the Batman. Injured and floating in the polluted water, Damian marvels that he is alive, surviving only because Alfred Pennyworth) is there to fish him from the water, despite his reservations about Damian's actions of late. He *had* promised to look after the boy, after all. By the time he gets Damian back to the Batcave, and treats his injuries, Alfred is exhausted. He is an old man now, and the exertion causes him to collapse lifelessly.
Damian is wakened from his sleep by Alfred) the cat, who leaps onto his gurney, rousing the young man with warnings spoken in Alfred Pennyworth's voice. The cat warns that Pyg and his henchmen are at work again, and it is time for Batman to get back in action.
Across town, the Jackanapes) and a cadre of intelligent animals pilot a school bus full of kidnapped children to Professor Pyg's hideout. Before they can get there, however, Batman crashes through the windshield, quickly and brutally taking the thugs down with non-lethal techniques, though *that* is a challenge. Though the children are shaken by the experience, Damian hopes that it will not stunt their emotional growth, and leaves the police to handle the rest.
For himself, though, Damian decides to return to the church, and demonstrate that he followed the priest's advice. In the confessional box, Father James Gordon), whose identity remains unknown to Damian, thanks to the anonymity of the confessional box, warns that while Professor Pyg was apprehended, the Joker) remains at large. Damian realizes suddenly that he had never *mentioned* the Joker to the priest, and demands to know how he knew about it. Rushing to open the opposite door, he finds the booth empty.
Alfred's body is interred in a quiet ceremony, given that so much of his life had been consumed by his service to the Wayne family. He had few friends to mourn him. Afterward, Damian confides in the cat that his father Bruce) is doing better following the injury that he sustained during a fight with Damian. He hopes that after what he did and what happened, Bruce will forgive him. Though he is uncomfortable speaking to a *talking cat*, Damian turns his mind to the Joker, noting that he needs *help* to track him, and it may be time to ask Bruce for help. The cat agrees. However, upon arriving in Bruce's room, they find his gurney empty, and only a Joker-themed playing card in his place.
The card leads Damian to the doctors, and in a nearby warehouse, he discovers his father bloodied and tied to a post. When he attempts to approach, though, the lights flick on, and he is faced with the Joker and his followers - not the *real* Joker, but a *follower* of his legacy.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Batman) **Supporting Characters:** * Alfred Pennyworth) * Alfred the Cat) * Father James Gordon) **Antagonists:** * Jackanapes) * Sharptooth) * Joker II) **Other Characters:** * Bruce Wayne) ** Gotham City Police Department **Locations:** * Gotham City ** Gotham Harbor ** Gotham River ** Batcave ** Wayne Manor **Items:** * **Vehicles:** * Batmobile
| Notes =* This issue is reprinted in Damian: Son of Batman (Collected). | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Andy Kubert
Interior art: Andy Kubert
Color: Brad Anderson
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