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Batman (1940) 31

  • Issue #31
    Batman (1940) 31
    Tags: Batman
    Published Nov 1945 by DC.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4331191003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Dick Sprang. "Punch and Judy!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane), inks by George Roussos; Punch and Judy are using a carnival to bilk residents of Gotham City and the Caped Crusaders see to it that the grafters working the concessions and games are removed from the grounds; However, Punch and Judy decide to strike back by having Batman and Robin join the carnival to put on a death-defying aerial stunt. "Alfred, Armchair Detective!", art by Jerry Robinson; Alfred is surprised to learn that what he read in a book about a case being solved by an "armchair detective," which he considers impossible, proves to be true on a chair he accidentally gets involved in... and he's tied to that armchair! "Vanishing Village!", script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane), inks by George Roussos; Batman and Robin are surprised to learn that an abandoned village in Florida, patterned after a Turkish village named Alhambra, has vanished, which is also the home of many a master criminal who has also disappeared. "Close Shave" text story by Eddie Bell. "Trade Marks of Crime!", script by Joseph Greene, pencils by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane), inks by George Roussos; Batman must solve a strange case in which someone is cleverly forging the burglary trademarks of various criminals, all of which pinpoint the jobs to the wrong criminal! 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $500 BATMAN #31 CGC 2.5 WHITE PAGES // 1ST APPEARANCE OF PUNCH AND JUDY 1945
    $775 Batman #31 - Punch and Judy!
    $1,995 BATMAN #31 CGC FN/VF 7.0; OW; Dick Sprang infinity logo cover!

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