Doom Patrol #99 Graded by CGC Sells for Record Price
Posted on 10/30/2023
Amid the dramatic “Beast World” crossover event at DC Comics, a book certified by Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®) that features the first appearance of Beast Boy just sold for a record price. The Doom Patrol #99 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 81067) realized $17,400 in Heritage Auctions’ Greenwich Collection Comics Showcase Auction on October 26, 2023.
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Created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Bob Brown, Beast Boy, also known as Garfield (or “Gar”) Logan, has unique abilities that allow him to transform into any animal he can imagine, making him a shapeshifter extraordinaire. First introduced here as a member of the Doom Patrol in 1965, Beast Boy later joined the “New” Teen Titans with George Perez and Marv Wolfman’s definitive relaunch in the 1980s, where he went by the name “Changeling.”
That iconic team would become the inspiration for the animated series “Teen Titans” and later “Teen Titans Go” (where Changeling was switched back to “Beast Boy”), introducing the characters to a whole new audience. In 2023, DC Comics announced a companywide crossover event centered entirely around Beast Boy, titled “Beast World.”
There are 539 examples of Doom Patrol #99 in the CGC Census, but only three graded 9.8 and none higher. This example set a new sales record, beating the $13,200 realized by a CGC 9.8 sold in 2022.
Other CGC-certified comics sold in this auction include:
- a Superman #170 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 81147) that realized $6,900
- a Batman #213 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 81051) that realized $6,000
- a Batman #208 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 81049) that realized $4,320
- a Tales to Astonish #64 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 81167) that realized $4,080
- a Superman Annual #7 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 81159) that realized $4,080
- a Batman #205 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 81047) that realized $4,080
- a Superman #175 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 81149) that realized $4,080
- an Amazing Spider-Man #65 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 81024) that realized $4,080
- a Batman #217 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 81053) that realized $4,080
- a Batman #223 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 81057) that realized $3,120
Prices realized include a buyer's premium.
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