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| Detective Comics #298 | ||
| DC Comics, 12/61 | ||
| Bill Finger story | Origin and 1st appearance of the | |
| Joe Certa and Nick Cardy art | Silver Age Clayface (Matt Hagen). | |
| Sheldon Moldoff cover and art | Aquaman backup story. | |
| Books | CGC Label | CGC Total | Avg. Grade | 10 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BOOK | Universal | 614 | 5.13 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 1 0.2% | 2 0.5% | 4 1.1% | 8 2.4% | 19 5.5% | 22 9.1% | 26 13.4% | 40 19.9% | 47 27.5% | 49 35.5% | 67 46.4% | 54 55% | 67 66% | 59 76% | 61 86% | 35 91% | 26 96% | 9 97% | 9 99% | 3 99% | 1 99% | 5 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Restored | 15 | 5.47 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 1 6.7% | 0 6.7% | 0 6.7% | 1 13.3% | 3 33.3% | 0 33.3% | 2 46.7% | 1 53% | 2 67% | 1 73% | 1 80% | 1 87% | 1 93% | 0 93% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Qualified | 5 | 6.60 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 2 40.0% | 0 40.0% | 1 60% | 0 60% | 0 60% | 0 60% | 0 60% | 0 60% | 1 80% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Signature | 4 | 4.13 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 1 25.0% | 0 25.0% | 2 75% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| Detective Comics #298 (1961, DC Comics) CGC Universal Grade Distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% 0 10 | 0% 0 9.9 | 0% 0 9.8 | 0% 1 9.6 | 0% 2 9.4 | 1% 4 9.2 | 1% 8 9.0 | 3% 19 8.5 | 4% 22 8.0 | 4% 26 7.5 | 7% 40 7.0 | 8% 47 6.5 | 8% 49 6.0 | 11% 67 5.5 | 9% 54 5.0 | 11% 67 4.5 | 10% 59 4.0 | 10% 61 3.5 | 6% 35 3.0 | 4% 26 2.5 | 1% 9 2.0 | 1% 9 1.8 | 0% 3 1.5 | 0% 1 1.0 | 1% 5 0.5 |
| cgcdata.com, last updated September 16, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||