Price history & market evidence
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Dated guide estimates for this edition, separate from completed sales.
1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #2517890
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $98.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| 4.0 | $2.21 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| 6.0 | $12.52 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| 8.0 | $20.76 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| 9.2 | $32.03 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| 9.6 | $83.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| 9.8 | $75.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| RAW | $2.81 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | Date not recorded |
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Graded population
CGC records 6 graded copies for Batman and the Outsiders #8 (1984). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle...
While the Outsiders) prepare for Christmas and train, Batman) is on the case of a missing baby. Elsewhere Black Lightning) goes to the grave of Trina Shelton to pay his respects, unaware that the Shelton family has hired New Wave) and her Masters of Disaster to kill Black Lightning.
While investigating the missing baby, Batman is shocked to find that finger prints of the baby's apparent abductor was himself based on finger prints, and finds that children all over the city are rapidly aging from infancy told being elderly Batman is then confronted by the Phantom Stranger) who warns the caped crusader that things are not what they seem.
When Geo-Force) brings a young couple to the hospital so that a woman may give birth to her child, they soon find that the child is really the reincarnation of Tannarak), who ages to adult hood in moments and attacks everyone in the hospital. The Outsiders arrive as well as the Phantom Stranger who battle Tannarak.
Eventually, the Phantom Stranger over powers Tannarak who rapidly ages until he is dust, reversing the effect on all the children in the city, restoring them to normal. The family at the hospital give birth to a second miracle child shortly thereafter and the Outsiders are responsible for the best Christmas present in Gotham.
Creative credits
Writers: Mike W. Barr
Interior art: Jim Aparo
Color: Adrienne Roy
Source records & attribution
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PANEL PROFITS: 2517890