Batman (1940) comic books in grade FN or better

Auction Item: FN 6.0 View scans Auction opens January 26

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $85.00 View scans

DC Giant G-61; 30th anniversary issue. "The Origin of Robin" (new story; script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito) "Here Comes Alfred," the original origin of Alfred, from Batman no. 16 (April-May, 1943). "The Game of Death," from Star Spangled Comics no. 127 (April, 1952). "The Man Behind the Red Hood," one of the most important stories in the Batman mythos, from Detective no. 168 (February,1951). "The Challenge of Clay-Face," the origin of the second Clay-face, from Detective no. 298 (December, 1961). 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $525.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well Inner Well Bottom Right Corner Chipped. Label #4494459006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Irv Novick. "Call Me Master!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman and Robin try to stop three apparent robberies during the same night, only to find that each of the "victims" insists that a legitimate operation is going on, such as transferal of goods from a warehouse; However, all three "victims" are members of the Civic Conscience Council, as is Bruce Wayne; Bruce discovers that all the members of the Council, besides himself, have been hit by mysterious thefts, and the three "legitimate" operations last night prove to be illegitimate; Bruce soon receives orders himself from a mysterious phone caller, is compelled to open a drug storeroom at Wayne Foundation for thieves to enter and, after Robin subdues the crooks, learns that even Robin can give him a command to hit him on the chin and he must obey it; Batman and Robin notice that Myron Mycroft, the mastermind and a member of the Council, soon learns that Batman is subject to his commands; He gives Batman a phone-command to blow up Wayne Manor as a test, and witnesses Batman push down a plunger-activator after a fierce internal struggle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $27.00 View scan Staple rust.

DC Giant G-67. All reprints: "Batman and Robin's Greatest Mystery" (from Detective 234), "the Hand From Nowhere" (from Batman 130), "The Man Who Couldn't Be Tried Twice" (from Batman 118), "The Body in the Bat-Cave" (from Batman 121), and "The League Against Batman" (from Detective 197). Also 8 pages of Batman newspaper strips. Letter to the editor from Neal Pozner. Murphy Anderson cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $75.00 View scans

Cover by Neal Adams. "Death Casts the Deciding Vote," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman stops an airplane hijacking and gets a senator to Washington DC in time for a critical vote on an anti-crime bill. "The Silent Night of the Batman," script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; A peaceful night in Gotham allows Batman to spend time with James Gordon. Reprint fantasy story: "Time to Kill!", script by Jack Miller, art by John Giunta; Jed Bruno travels to the future to get revenge on his enemy. Letter to the editor from inker Klaus Janson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $349.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1212515009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Neal Adams and Carmine Infantino (layout), inks by Neal Adams. "This Murder Has Been ... Pre-Recorded!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; The murder of a construction company owner leads Batman to a plot by the killer to murder Marla Manning, a lady journalist investigating the crime; Manning first contacts Bruce Wayne, as she was the writer responsible for informing the people about the Wayne Foundation's Victims Program, and she had learned about the murder; Bruce promises her to contact Batman and later that night, he visits her and together they start investigating the case more closely; Batman contacts Commissioner Gordon about the case of Marla Manning's death threat; Batman follows the clues to a man called Nova, who was the main suspect of the crime; However, Batman couldn't find any proof of his guilt and is forced to return to Marla empty handed; Then, they come up with the idea of posting a note in Marla's newspaper story about how she would reveal the identity of the killer in the next issue. Letter to the editor from comic writer Martin Pasko. Statement of ownership: The average number of copies sold per issue during the previous year was 355,782. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Neal Adams. "A Bat-Death for Batman!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman discovers the source of the pollution that is turning ordinary animals into killers. "The FBI Crime Laboratory" one-page non-fiction story about forensics. "Hot Time in Gotham Town Tonight!", script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; An evil idol, brought back from the Vietnam war, causes a fire in an apartment building but Batman rescues the residents and destroys the idol. Letter from writer Alan Brennert. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $349.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4535528003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

DC Giant G-73. All reprints: "City Without Guns" (from Detective 196), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; When Bruce and Dick visit London's Scotland Yard, they are shocked to see a frame that once held a picture of Batman and Robin empty, and seek to find out why this has happened. "Batman of the Mounties" (from Batman 78), script by David Vern Reed, pencils by Bob Kane (signed, Batman & Robin figures only) and Lew Schwartz, inks by Stan Kaye; Batman and Robin are the guests for National Law Enforcement Week in Canada, but soon become involved in a manhunt with a Royal Canadian Mountie. "The Mardi Gras Mystery," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin are invited to New Orleans for the Mardi Gras festival and get involved in the hunt for a hidden treasure aboard an old abandoned paddleboat. "Journey to the Top of the World" (from Batman 93), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin are informed of the loss of valuable microfilm atop Mount K-4, which reveals the names of many members of an international crime cartel. "Around the World in 8 Days" (from Detective 248), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Bandits break into a hospital and steal an experimental new drug....the only one that will save a patient, and Batman & Robin only have a week to discover its location and get it back so that the man can be injected with it.. Also 14 pages of newspaper strips from 1944. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $525.00 View scans Paper: White Label #0177746006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Neal Adams. The Man with Ten Eyes! starring Batman and the Ten-Eyed Man, script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman battles "Ten-Eye" Reardon. The Case of the Gigantic Gamble! Case-Book Mystery. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $79.99 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4523978019 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

DC Giant G-79; Reprints include "Outlaw Town, U.S.A." (from Batman 75), "The Living Bat-Plane!" (from Batman 91), "The Duplicate Batman" (from Batman 83), "The Gotham City Safari" (from Batman 111), "Prisoners of the Bat-Cave" (from Batman 108), and "The Door That Hid Disaster" (from Detective 238). 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $171.47 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0007020-AA-006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "Asylum of the Futurians!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Late one night, on a road on the outskirts of Gotham City, Batman finds a young woman who is trying to find someone to save her husband who has been abducted by a strange group of people. "Temperature Boiling... and Rising!", script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank Giacoia; Robin discovers the truth behind a fake photo of candidate Stuart and who burned down his campaign headquarters. Fantastic Fingerprints! filler page; 3 panel illustrations with accompanying text. Letter to the editor from comics writer Mike Barr. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CBCS 9.0 $195.00 View scans Paper: White Label #21-21673AE-006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $40.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Neal Adams. "Blind Rage of the Ten-Eyed Man!", script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; The Ten-Eyed Man continues waging his war against Batman, and he hijacks an airplane, luring the Dark Knight into a battle in trap-ridden jungle; Batman takes "Ten-Eyed" Reardon back to America. "Wiped Out!", script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; When Dick Grayson and Terri Bergstrom's apartments are burglarized, Robin tracks down the criminals. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $3,999.00 View scans Paper: White Label #16-27231FE-007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $1,999.00 View scans CGC Signature Series Paper: Off white Signed by Neal Adams on 1st Page on 7/26/08 2 COA's Included Label #0955743002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $2,650.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0036829005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $777.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4494111010 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

1st appearance of Ra's Al Ghul. Last 15-cent cover price. Cover by Neal Adams. "Daughter of the Demon," script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; Origin of Batman and Robin retold; Robin returns home from a night of adventuring; Two gunmen armed with tranquilizer darts shoot the Boy Wonder and take him prisoner; Later, Bruce Wayne receives a photograph of his kidnapped partner and a challenge to find him; Ra's Al Ghul contacts deduce that Bruce Wayne and the Batman are one in the same; He calls upon the world's greatest detective to help him find his daughter Talia, who also has been kidnapped. Letter to the editor by Mike W. Barr. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $549.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0240438003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $49.99 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4523978021 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

DC Giant G-85. 64 page giant. Cover by Dick Giordano. All reprints: "The Death-Cheaters of Gotham City" (from Batman 72), script by David Vern Reed, pencils by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane), inks by Jim Mooney; Batman becomes a member of the strange "Death Cheaters Club," but a wanted criminal, who fits the qualifications for membership, is denied the same—and vows vengeance against all the members! "The Other Bruce Wayne" (from Batman 111), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Commissioner Gordon has a surprise for Bruce: a relative of his from the coast who decides to teach Bruce how to be a great detective. "The Murder of Bruce Wayne" (from World's Finest 58), script by David Vern, pencils by Bob Kane (signed, Batman & Robin figures only) and Lew Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; A member of the International Chemical Company's Board of Trustees decides that the other members are trying to defraud the stockholders, so derives a plan to kill them all....including Bruce Wayne! "Bruce Wayne's Aunt Agatha" (from Batman 89), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Stan Kaye; The arrival of Bruce Wayne's aunt to Wayne Manor poses a real problem for the Dynamic Duo, especially after she unmasks the Batman! "The Crime of Bruce Wayne" (from Detective 249), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne decides to go along with a scheme in which he would confess to being a wanted criminal known as the Collector in order to get vital information from a cellmate about where the crook stashed $50,000. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $1,899.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4350812001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Batman stars in the story "Half an Evil" which is the first appearance of the Silver-Age Two Face. Script by Denny O' Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in the story "Vengeance for a Cop." Script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Giordano. Reprint: 1964 story "Trail of the Talking Mask" which introduces the "new look" for Batman, symbolized by the addition of an oval around the bat-insignia. Script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, and inks by Joe Giella. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis (misspelled "Razakis"). Adams cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Auction Item: CGC 6.0 View scans Auction opens January 3 Paper: Off white to white Label #4658429005

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $1,425.00 View scans CGC Signature Series Paper: White Signed by Neal Adams on 10/10/09. Label #0982526002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

52-page giant. The Dark Knight must do the unthinkable and team-up with Ra's Al Ghul to find the Daughter of the Demon before it's too late. It's the return of Talia in "Swamp Sinister." Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in a solo adventure in "The Outcast Society." Script by Mike Freidrich, art by Novick/Giordano. Reprint: Batman and Robin in "Castle with Wall-to-Wall Danger!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella (from Detective Comics # 329). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $69.99 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4523978022 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

48-page giant. "Wall of the Ghost-Bride!" Script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in a solo adventure in "Rain Fire!" Script by Mike Friedrich, art by Novick/Giordano. Reprint: Batman and Robin in "While the City Sleeps" (art by Bob Kane; from Detective Comics # 30). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Neal Adams. "Night of the Reaper!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams inks by Dick Giordano; Dick Grayson attends the annual Vermont parade on Halloween with some of his college friends; The notice some crooks attacking a man dressed as Robin and try to help him; The Reaper attacks Robin; Batman, who has been tracking an ex-Nazi war criminal to the parade, finds Robin and takes him to the house of Tom Fagan, the parade organizer. A letter from Denny O'Neil who recounts the real life events that inspired "Night of the Reaper." "The Screaming House," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson (backgrounds), inks by Bob Kane; While passing by an old house, the Batman hears screams and rushes in to save a man, who he soon discovers is a crook that has been double crossing his boss and who kills the thugs torturing him so there will be no witnesses; Later, the Caped Crusader learns from the dying Joey that his boss is a big time smuggler. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $249.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #0271231009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $139.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4632176009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Siggy’s Comics

52-page giant. Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "Vengeance for a Dead Man!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman and Talia track down the killer of Mason Sterling and Batman discovers who removed Sterling's brain. "Theater of the Mind!", script by Mike Friedrich, art by Rich Buckler; Robin reunites Rick Asher with his father. "Batman's Great Face-Saving Feat!", script by France Herron, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Joe Giella; A private investigator seeks to join the Mystery Analysts, but is blackballed by Batman for a very specific reason. Letter to the editor from writer and DC "Answer Man" Bob Rozakis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $75.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4650754013 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Batman follows a lead that takes half-way around the world on the trail of "The Lazarus Pit!" Talia appearance. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $895.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4609633003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $225.00 View scans Water spots. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Ra's Al Ghul is back, and with a vengeance. Can Batman defeat the Demon in a one-on-one duel to the death? "The Demon Lives Again!" Talia appearance. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. Robin stars in the solo adventure "Teen-Age Trap!" Script by Elliot Maggin, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $125.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4495443001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Batman must find a bomb before it ruins Gotham City's Christmas celebration. Christmas story. "Merry Christmas, and a Deadly New Year!" Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $17.50 View scan

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $107.99 View scans Paper: White Label #4620683006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $165.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4003555002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart VF 8.0 $89.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Vault Of Comics

Cover by Michael Kaluta. "Death-Knell for a Traitor!", script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman follows an ex-Navy man who turned traitor during World War II to take a fabulous diamond from the Japanese; Batman realizes that said Navy man is in league with criminal Colonel Sulphur, and he has to stop them from recovering the diamond. "The Immortals of Usen Castle," script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Dick Grayson and Diane Lewis are giving some local youths a tour of a castle that is supposedly haunted; When Diana and some of the children disappear, Dick changes to Robin and discovers the secret behind the "ghosts" in the castle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $21.50 View scan

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $21.50 View scan

Cover by Dick Giordano. "The Citadel of Crime," script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; Batman tracks down the boss behind a gun-smuggling operation. "Case of the Kidnaped Crusader!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Tom Carson, a consumer advocate, goes missing during the test drive of a new experimental car. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.