Price history & market evidence
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $3.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1992-06-01 |
| 6.0 | $3.25 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1992-06-01 |
| 8.0 | $19.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1992-06-01 |
| 9.2 | $26.09 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1992-06-01 |
| 9.4 | $19.72 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1992-06-01 |
| 9.6 | $78.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1992-06-01 |
| 9.8 | $70.75 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1992-06-01 |
| 9.2 | $6.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
| RAW | $3.16 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1992-06-01 |
| 10.0 | $92.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1992-06-01 |
| 9.4 | $1.75 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
Reading this edition’s market
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The table includes 9 guide observations and 2 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 861 graded copies for Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 (1992). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Last Arkham (Part I of IV)
Jeremiah Arkham) administers the final renovations for Arkham Asylum. Construction workers under Hiram Contractors dispense with various debris and bric-a-brac from the old rooms. After ordering the workers to burn the old files and needless refuse, Jeremiah reflects upon the events that first drove him towards his chosen vocation. He then makes the rounds, inspecting various patients such as Cornelius Stirk), the Scarecrow) and Everard Mallitt. thumb|left|Batman a prisoner of Arkham Arkham then leads several orderlies to inspect the asylum's more dangerous patients. The first is Mister Zsasz), a deranged serial killer. Zsasz surprises Jeremiah by asking him if he has inherited the same mania that once claimed his uncle Amadeus.
Even more bizarre than Zsasz however is Arkham's most recent patient -- the Batman). Chained to a wall while still garbed in his costume, the Batman shouts at Arkham declaring, "I'm not insane!" Arkham is confident that through his therapeutic techniques, he will convince Batman to willingly show him his true identity and abandon his life as the Dark Knight of Gotham.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Batman)
**Supporting Characters:** * Jeremiah Arkham) * Robin (Tim Drake)) * Nightwing)
**Antagonists:** * Arkham Asylum inmates ** Mister Zsasz) ** Cornelius Stirk) ** Scarecrow) ** The Joker) ** The Penguin)
**Other Characters:** * Everard Mallitt * Horse * Mister Hiram * Amadeus Arkham)
**Locations:** * Sommerset Township ** Arkham Asylum * Gotham City
**Items:** * Robin's Batarang * Robin's Battle Staff
**Vehicles:** *
| Notes = * This issue is reprinted in: ** Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol. 1 (Collected) ** Batman Arkham: Victor Zsasz (Collected)
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Creative credits
Writers: Alan Grant
Interior art: Norm Breyfogle
Color: Adrienne Roy
Source records & attribution
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