CBCS Graded Comic Books

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $60.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #0296371001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.80) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jim Aparo. "The China Syndrome." 17 pages. Part 2 of 4. Story by Marv Wolfman. Pencils by Irv Novick. Inks by Frank McLaughlin. Batman and Talia face laser armed assassins as they try to travel to Hong Cong to thwart Ras Al Ghuls latest scheme. "Shanghaied." 8 pages. Story by Marv Wolfman. Pencils by Irv Novick. Inks by John Celardo. Robin and Catwoman work behind the scenes to aid Batman in the issues lead tale. That does not mean their mission is any less dangerous though. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $105.00 Paper: White Label #4490103014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.15) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jim Aparo. "This Sporting Death!", script by Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas (plot assist), pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Batman battles the Sportsman, an athletically-costumed killer who is out to murder famous sports figures as revenge against being made part of his sports star fathers genetic experiments. Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. "Killer Under the Big Top!", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Larry Mahlstedt; Robin tracks down the true killer of Jo-Jo Jones. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $59.99 Paper: Off white to white Newsstand Edition Label #4341139016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.80) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Batman and Poison Ivy in "A Sweet Kiss of Poison!" Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Steve Mitchell. Deadman guests in Robin back-up story, "Yesterday's Heroes!" in which Dick Grayson looks back to his early days with the circus as a member of the Flying Graysons. Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Bruce Patterson. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $60.00 Paper: White Label #4509139024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.80) will be charged at checkout.

First 60-cent cover price. Cover art by Jim Aparo. "A Man Called Mole!" starring Batman, The Mole, James Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth, William Elder, Doctor Andrew Kurtzmann, Sandra Clark, Robin (flashback), and Superman (flashback), script by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Adrian Gonzales; Batman confronts an enemy of his and Supermans, the Mole, who has been mutated into a real mole-creature and who has sought revenge on the three board members who denied him parole. Hostess Cup Cakes ad starring Hawkman, script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $135.00 Paper: White Label #4508939024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.05) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jim Aparo. "The Ghost of Wayne Mansion" starring Batman, Man-Bat, Dr. Terrence Thirteen, James Gordon, Poison Ivy (Flashback), and Rupert Thorne, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Two kids run out of abandoned Wayne Manor, screaming that the house is haunted; One of them goes to a police officer and tells his wild tale; The news reaches Commissioner Gordon, who goes to the Wayne Foundation to ask Bruce Wayne for permission to inspect the house; Rupert Thorne returns to Gotham City after being locked away in Arkham Asylum. Hostess Cup Cakes ad starring Red Tornado, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. "Murder Will Out" Just A Moment Mystery, script by Robin Snyder, art by Adrian Gonzales. "Night of the Coven," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Mike DeCarlo; Batman solves the murder of a wealthy woman named Mrs. Sawyer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $295.00 Paper: White Label #4341477014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Calling Doctor Death," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Klaus Janson; Deaths servant Togo takes Archie Keswick to the sanctum of Doctor Death; Doctor Death has discovered that Keswick was going to betray him to the police so he covers him in poisonous dust; Batman and Robin investigate. Hostess Twinkies ad starring Aquaman, script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. "Terror Train!", script by Bruce Jones, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Pablo Marcos; Catwoman must solve the mystery of passenger train cars that seem to disappear and reappear between Gotham and Chicago. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $54.99 Paper: Off white to white Label #4341139017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.65) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Calling Doctor Death," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Klaus Janson; Deaths servant Togo takes Archie Keswick to the sanctum of Doctor Death; Doctor Death has discovered that Keswick was going to betray him to the police so he covers him in poisonous dust; Batman and Robin investigate. Hostess Twinkies ad starring Aquaman, script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. "Terror Train!", script by Bruce Jones, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Pablo Marcos; Catwoman must solve the mystery of passenger train cars that seem to disappear and reappear between Gotham and Chicago. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $100.00 Paper: White Label #4508939025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Shadow of the Batman starring Batman," script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Pablo Marcos; A small-time crook tries to convince a buddy to join in on a bank robbery, but his friend relates two tales of their biggest obstacle: the Batman. "The Impossible Murder!", script by Robin Snyder, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Larry Mahlstedt; Batman and a security guard solve the mystery of a detective's murder. "Artifact," script by Robin Snyder, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Larry Mahlstedt; Bruce Wayne proves that an artifact is actually a fake. Statement of ownership; Average # of copies sold previous year: 110,994. "The Nervous Nephew," script by Robin Snyder, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Larry Mahlstedt; Alfred proves that the nephew of a friend's employer killed his uncle and made it look like suicide. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $65.00 Paper: White Label #4508572001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.95) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jim Aparo. "Shadow Play," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Klaus Janson; Man-Bat captures Rebecca Langstrom and takes her into caverns adjoining the Batcave; Batman must locate them, save Rebecca, and administer an antidote that will either turn Man-Bat back into Kirk Langstrom or kill him. "The Man, the Bullet, the Cat Part I," script by Bruce Jones, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Pablo Marcos; Catwoman takes a job as bodyguard for a union presidential candidate, but shes delayed in guarding him when she has to fight a biker gang. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $60.00 Paper: White Label #4509139025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.80) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank McLaughlin. "Nightmare in Crimson," script by Gerry Conway and Paul Levitz, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tony DeZuniga; Batman attempts to capture the Monk, but is himself knocked unconscious by Robin, who is under Dalas spell. "Those Lips, Those Eyes," script by Bruce Jones, art by Tony DeZuniga; After finding herself in a strange hotel room with a murder victim, Catwoman poses as the dead girl to hunt her killers. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $55.00 Paper: White Label #4508572023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.65) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Ernie Colon, inks by Dick Giordano. "What Stalks the Gotham Night?", script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tony DeZuniga; Informed by Father Green that their vampiric curse may be lifted by a total blood transfusion or a serum from the Monks own blood, Batman goes with the priest to battle the Monk and Dala; Rupert Thorne is convinced by Vicki Vales photos that Bruce Wayne is Batman, and hires Deadshot to kill him. "Gentlemen Defer Blondes," script by Bruce Jones, pencils by Adrian Gonzales, inks by Adrian Gonzales; Catwoman learns that she was mistaken for Candy Carole by a loan shark who wants Candys hidden stash of money to pay off Roscoe Caroles debts. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $89.00 Paper: White Newsstand Edition Label #4202682013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.67) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. "Last Laugh," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, inks by Dan Adkins; After getting Arthur Reeves to confess that Rupert Thorne gave him doctored photos of the Batman's "secret identity", Batman goes after the Joker, is captured, and finds himself tied to the side of a cliff in New Jersey set to explode in the shape of giant Joker-bust that the Clown Prince of Crime so dearly wants but is thwarted by the caped crusader. 15-page Masters of the Universe preview insert co-starring Superman: "Fate is the Killer" by Paul Kupperberg, Curt Swan & Dave Hunt. "The Sting--Batman Style," script by Mike Barr, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Dennis Jensen; Robin is conned into endorsing a phony fund drive for the Gotham Boys League; However, after the crooks rob the money from the Boys League headquarters, Robin decides to bring them in on his own; Batman helps by acting like a fellow con man. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $71.00 Paper: White Label #4490141007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.13) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. "Last Laugh," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, inks by Dan Adkins; After getting Arthur Reeves to confess that Rupert Thorne gave him doctored photos of the Batman's "secret identity", Batman goes after the Joker, is captured, and finds himself tied to the side of a cliff in New Jersey set to explode in the shape of giant Joker-bust that the Clown Prince of Crime so dearly wants but is thwarted by the caped crusader. 15-page Masters of the Universe preview insert co-starring Superman: "Fate is the Killer" by Paul Kupperberg, Curt Swan & Dave Hunt. "The Sting--Batman Style," script by Mike Barr, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Dennis Jensen; Robin is conned into endorsing a phony fund drive for the Gotham Boys League; However, after the crooks rob the money from the Boys League headquarters, Robin decides to bring them in on his own; Batman helps by acting like a fellow con man. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $39.99 Paper: White Label #4368707024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.20) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Dick Giordano. "Showdown," script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; Dr. Thirteen exposes the secret of the "ghost" of Hugo Strange, Thorne has a falling-out with his underlings, and Batman and Robin prepare to bring the entire corrupt cabal down. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $120.00 Paper: White Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #1484249001

1st printing. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Double Life of Hugo Strange" starring Batman, Robin, Alfred Pennyworth, Vicki Vale, and Hugo Strange, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Dick Giordano; Hugo Strange attacks Batman and Robin and lures them to a fake "Wayne Manor" and uses android duplicates of themselves and Alfred against them. Letter to the editor from comics artist Norman Breyfogle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $1,225.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #0266463020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($36.75) will be charged at checkout.

1st printing. 1st appearance of Jason Todd and Killer Croc (cameo). Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Squid" starring Batman, Dick Grayson, Commissioner Gordon, Hamilton Hill, Joey Taylor, Waldo Flynn, Olivia Ortega, and the Squid (first appearance), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; The Squid comes to Gotham City to launch a takeover of its underworld, and to trap the Batman; A mobster offering crooked protection threatens a circus owner; Refusing to give in, the owner unwittingly puts a target on the heads of his star performers, a husband and wife trapeze act; Days later, a young boy discoveres that his parents had been brutally murdered. Taken in by the sympathetic millionaire Bruce Wayne (Batman) the boy trains and becomes his new mentor's sidekick as Robin, the boy wonder; Not Dick Grayson, though--This time it was the copycat story of Jason Todd, the second person to become Robin. Story continues in the pages of Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) #524. Letter to the editor from comics editor/writer Kevin Dooley. 40 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $650.00 Paper: White Label #4205601006

1st printing. 1st appearance of Jason Todd and Killer Croc (cameo). Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Squid" starring Batman, Dick Grayson, Commissioner Gordon, Hamilton Hill, Joey Taylor, Waldo Flynn, Olivia Ortega, and the Squid (first appearance), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; The Squid comes to Gotham City to launch a takeover of its underworld, and to trap the Batman; A mobster offering crooked protection threatens a circus owner; Refusing to give in, the owner unwittingly puts a target on the heads of his star performers, a husband and wife trapeze act; Days later, a young boy discoveres that his parents had been brutally murdered. Taken in by the sympathetic millionaire Bruce Wayne (Batman) the boy trains and becomes his new mentor's sidekick as Robin, the boy wonder; Not Dick Grayson, though--This time it was the copycat story of Jason Todd, the second person to become Robin. Story continues in the pages of Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) #524. Letter to the editor from comics editor/writer Kevin Dooley. 40 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $259.99 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #0216595006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.80) will be charged at checkout.

1st printing. 1st appearance of Jason Todd and Killer Croc (cameo). Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Squid" starring Batman, Dick Grayson, Commissioner Gordon, Hamilton Hill, Joey Taylor, Waldo Flynn, Olivia Ortega, and the Squid (first appearance), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; The Squid comes to Gotham City to launch a takeover of its underworld, and to trap the Batman; A mobster offering crooked protection threatens a circus owner; Refusing to give in, the owner unwittingly puts a target on the heads of his star performers, a husband and wife trapeze act; Days later, a young boy discoveres that his parents had been brutally murdered. Taken in by the sympathetic millionaire Bruce Wayne (Batman) the boy trains and becomes his new mentor's sidekick as Robin, the boy wonder; Not Dick Grayson, though--This time it was the copycat story of Jason Todd, the second person to become Robin. Story continues in the pages of Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) #524. Letter to the editor from comics editor/writer Kevin Dooley. 40 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $265.00 Paper: White Label #1248075001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($7.95) will be charged at checkout.

1st printing. 1st appearance of Jason Todd and Killer Croc (cameo). Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Squid" starring Batman, Dick Grayson, Commissioner Gordon, Hamilton Hill, Joey Taylor, Waldo Flynn, Olivia Ortega, and the Squid (first appearance), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; The Squid comes to Gotham City to launch a takeover of its underworld, and to trap the Batman; A mobster offering crooked protection threatens a circus owner; Refusing to give in, the owner unwittingly puts a target on the heads of his star performers, a husband and wife trapeze act; Days later, a young boy discoveres that his parents had been brutally murdered. Taken in by the sympathetic millionaire Bruce Wayne (Batman) the boy trains and becomes his new mentor's sidekick as Robin, the boy wonder; Not Dick Grayson, though--This time it was the copycat story of Jason Todd, the second person to become Robin. Story continues in the pages of Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) #524. Letter to the editor from comics editor/writer Kevin Dooley. 40 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $395.00 Paper: White Label #4087253013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. 1st full appearance of Killer Croc in "Don't Mess with Killer Croc!" starring Batman, Robin, Commissioner Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth, Trina Todd, and The Squid, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Rodin Rodriguez; With the Squid eliminated, Killer Croc appoints himself the new head of the Gotham Underground as Batman puts together the pieces of Killer Croc's involvement in the Squid's death. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $285.00 Paper: White Label #4341493013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.55) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Ed Hannigan and Dick Giordano. Elegant Night Crimes, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; Jason Todd plans on running away, Batman learns the origins of the Thief of Night and Nocturna (intro). Superman III Movie Sweepstakes. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $95.00 Paper: White Label #4492923005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Ed Hannigan and Dick Giordano. Elegant Night Crimes, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; Jason Todd plans on running away, Batman learns the origins of the Thief of Night and Nocturna (intro). Superman III Movie Sweepstakes. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Batman (1940) 365 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4501652008

Last 60-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. "Ruins" starring Batman, Barbara Gordon, Jason Todd, and The Joker, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; Bruce Wayne gets Jason Todd back to Wayne Manor after promising to go out with him as Batman; While Bruce is away from Gotham, Bullock faces the reality of what he had done to Commissioner Gordon; Gordon has suffered a stroke after Bullock told Gordon that Batman was dead; Vicki Vale gets in trouble in Guatemala while taking pictures of the rebels; Alfred leaves mysterious note at Wayne Manor and is nowhere to be found. Batman gets ambushed in the jungle; Batman as he faces the Joker and a camp of rebel fighters. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $349.00 Paper: White Label #4035760005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Walt Simonson. The Joker Is Wild! starring Batman, Jason Todd, Harvey Bullock, Barbara Gordon, Alfred, Julia Remarque, and Vicki Vale, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; Jason Todd disguises himself as Robin to help battle The Joker. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $195.00 Paper: White Label #1257912023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Walt Simonson. The Joker Is Wild! starring Batman, Jason Todd, Harvey Bullock, Barbara Gordon, Alfred, Julia Remarque, and Vicki Vale, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; Jason Todd disguises himself as Robin to help battle The Joker. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $79.99 Paper: White Slab: Misc debris in case Label #4451008001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.40) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Ed Hannigan and Dick Giordano. The Green Ghosts of Gotham, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; Poison Ivy uses special plants to control business executives and to battle Batman and Robin (now Jason Todd). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Batman (1940) 368 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4498458001

Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. In this key issue, Jason Todd begins as the new Robin (with a new costume) in a book-length story titled "A Revenge of Rainbows" starring Batman, Robin, Crazy-Quilt, Dick Grayson, Vicki Vale, Joker (flashback), Two-Face (flashback), Scarecrow (flashback), and Penguin (flashback), script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; Dick Grayson officially passes along the mantle of Robin to Jason Todd, who accompanies Batman on a "shakedown cruise" around Gotham. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $375.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #1309821011 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Frequency of Fear," script by Doug Moench, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Alfredo Alcala; In the middle of the night, Jason Todd awakes from a terrible nightmare and this has not been the first time; Because of his lack of sleep, the authorities at the Child Welfare Bureau have noticed Jason's decline in performance and the social workers decide to investigate the kid's situation; Meanwhile in Arkham Asylum, a writer would like to have an interview with Jonathan Crane, but he is informed that Crane has been released after his successful recovery; Unaware to the authorities, Crane has simply recovered his mental faculties, which only make him a more deadly threat; Elsewhere, Julia Pennyworth asks Vicki Vale for a job at Picture News Magazine and after clearing their differences, Vicki agrees to help Julia; At night, Joker is bound to stand trial at the Gotham Courthouse, but Scarecrow strikes at the place after seeking revenge after he was used during Joker's previous scheme; Scarecrow breaks into the courthouse and using a new device in the shape of a skull, he is able to create crippling fear in those victims who he aims the device towards; Like this, Scarecrow has easy access to the cells at the courthouse, but a few minutes after his attack, the Bat-Signal is activated; When Scarecrow is about to reach the Joker's cell, Batman arrives at the place and confronts the crook. Story continues in Detective Comics #540. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $285.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #3755374015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.55) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Frequency of Fear," script by Doug Moench, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Alfredo Alcala; In the middle of the night, Jason Todd awakes from a terrible nightmare and this has not been the first time; Because of his lack of sleep, the authorities at the Child Welfare Bureau have noticed Jason's decline in performance and the social workers decide to investigate the kid's situation; Meanwhile in Arkham Asylum, a writer would like to have an interview with Jonathan Crane, but he is informed that Crane has been released after his successful recovery; Unaware to the authorities, Crane has simply recovered his mental faculties, which only make him a more deadly threat; Elsewhere, Julia Pennyworth asks Vicki Vale for a job at Picture News Magazine and after clearing their differences, Vicki agrees to help Julia; At night, Joker is bound to stand trial at the Gotham Courthouse, but Scarecrow strikes at the place after seeking revenge after he was used during Joker's previous scheme; Scarecrow breaks into the courthouse and using a new device in the shape of a skull, he is able to create crippling fear in those victims who he aims the device towards; Like this, Scarecrow has easy access to the cells at the courthouse, but a few minutes after his attack, the Bat-Signal is activated; When Scarecrow is about to reach the Joker's cell, Batman arrives at the place and confronts the crook. Story continues in Detective Comics #540. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $102.00 Paper: White Label #4453292010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.06) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Don Newton, inks by Dick Giordano. "Pieces of Penguin!" starring Robin, Alfred, Julia Pennyworth, Vicki Vale, Commissioner Gordon, Harvey Bullock, and The Penguin, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; The Penguin is on the loose and out to steal the plans for the Pentagon's "early bird" warning system. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $81.00 Paper: White Label #4505156008 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.43) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Cover art by Don Newton and Dick Giordano. One Hat Madder!, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; The Mad Hatter wants Nocturna to tell him Batman's secret identity. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $68.00 Paper: White Label #4495192016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.04) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Gil Kane. The Vengeance Spiral, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Rick Hoberg, inks by Rudy Nebres; Darkwolf, a Syrian terrorist, hijacks an airplane, and Batman and Catwoman go after him. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $94.00 Paper: White Label #4341493016 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.82) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Paris Cullins, inks by Bob Smith. "Day of Doom" starring Batman, Robin (Jason Todd), Alfred Pennyworth, Vicki Vale, Commissioner Gordon, Harvey Bullock, and Calendar Man, script by Doug Moench, pencils by Rick Hoberg and Charles Patton, inks by Alfredo Alcala; Calendar Man has promised to kill Robin on the first day of spring; After being forbidden to leave the batcave, Robin disobeys Batman and goes after Calendar Man himself. Part 3 of 3, continued from Detective Comics (1937) #551. Missive by letter hack T.M. Maple. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $285.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4044644020 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.55) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Cover by Tom Mandrake. "Black Mask: Losing Face" starring Batman, Commissioner Gordon, Harvey Bullock, Black Mask (1st appearance and origin), and Lucius Fox, script: Doug Moench, art by Tom Mandrake; Roman Sionis loses his family's company, Janus Cosmetics, and turns to a life of crime as Black Mask. Part 1 of 3, continued in Detective Comics (1937) #553. Missive by letter hack T.M. Maple. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $298.00 Paper: White Label #2080915017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.94) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Cover by Tom Mandrake. "Black Mask: Losing Face" starring Batman, Commissioner Gordon, Harvey Bullock, Black Mask (1st appearance and origin), and Lucius Fox, script: Doug Moench, art by Tom Mandrake; Roman Sionis loses his family's company, Janus Cosmetics, and turns to a life of crime as Black Mask. Part 1 of 3, continued in Detective Comics (1937) #553. Missive by letter hack T.M. Maple. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $200.00 Paper: White Newsstand Edition. Label #4254485017

Newsstand Edition. Cover by Tom Mandrake. "Black Mask: Losing Face" starring Batman, Commissioner Gordon, Harvey Bullock, Black Mask (1st appearance and origin), and Lucius Fox, script: Doug Moench, art by Tom Mandrake; Roman Sionis loses his family's company, Janus Cosmetics, and turns to a life of crime as Black Mask. Part 1 of 3, continued in Detective Comics (1937) #553. Missive by letter hack T.M. Maple. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $94.00 Paper: White Label #4341493018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.82) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Tom Mandrake. "The Round-Trip Looking Glass!" starring Batman, Robin (Jason Todd), Alfred Pennyworth, Julia Remarque, Harvey Bullock, Mirror Master (Sam Scudder), and Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness), script by Doug Moench, art by Tom Mandrake; After trying to steal the same jade neckalce, Captain Boomerang and Mirror Master face off to decide who is the greater villain. Part 1 of 2, continued in Detective Comics (1937) #555. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $64.00 Paper: White Label #4476805001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.92) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Tom Mandrake. "The Round-Trip Looking Glass!" starring Batman, Robin (Jason Todd), Alfred Pennyworth, Julia Remarque, Harvey Bullock, Mirror Master (Sam Scudder), and Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness), script by Doug Moench, art by Tom Mandrake; After trying to steal the same jade neckalce, Captain Boomerang and Mirror Master face off to decide who is the greater villain. Part 1 of 2, continued in Detective Comics (1937) #555. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $100.00 Paper: White Label #4508659021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Tom Mandrake. Women Dark and Dangerous starring Batman, Robin, Harvey Bullock, Nocturna, Night-Slayer, and Catwoman, script by Doug Moench, art by Tom Mandrake; Nocturna tries to discover what's causing the red rain, Batman battles Catwoman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $75.00 Paper: White Label #4508659004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Tom Mandrake. "A Town on the Night," script by Doug Moench, pencils by Tom Mandrake, inks by Jan Duursema; Batman and Catwoman's night out is constantly interrupted by criminals; Harvey Bullock tries to convince Commissioner Gordon to arrest Catwoman for her previous crimes. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $85.00 Paper: White Label #4412540003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.55) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Tom Mandrake. "The Film Freak," script by Doug Moench, art by Tom Mandrake; With Jason at home being jealous, Batman teams up with Catwoman; They go after a burglar called the Film Freak due to spouting off classic movie lines; An old girlfriend gives the press his true identity, As Batman and Catwoman check out leads, Robin teams up with Bullock; The Film Freak's reenacts the shower scene from Psycho with the reporter as his leading lady. Continued in Detective Comics #562. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $94.00 Paper: White Label #4341493023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.82) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Tom Mandrake. The climax to the Film Freak saga in "Box-Office Smash," script by Doug Moench, art by Tom Mandrake; Batman and Catwoman are too late to stop Film Freak from killing an old friend; Gordon gets everyone on the same team to work together; They stop Film Freak on his next attempt, this time to blow up his old director's new premier; They finally stopped him from doing a King Kong skit. Part 3 of 3, continued from Detective Comics (1937) #562. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $75.00 Paper: White Label #4508659003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Tom Mandrake. The climax to the Film Freak saga in "Box-Office Smash," script by Doug Moench, art by Tom Mandrake; Batman and Catwoman are too late to stop Film Freak from killing an old friend; Gordon gets everyone on the same team to work together; They stop Film Freak on his next attempt, this time to blow up his old director's new premier; They finally stopped him from doing a King Kong skit. Part 3 of 3, continued from Detective Comics (1937) #562. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $199.00 Paper: White Label #4487984003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.97) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Tom Mandrake. "Strike Two!", script by Doug Moench, art by Tom Mandrake; Batman and Catwoman continue to try to get the goods on Roy Spivey, who has shrunk the head of his decapitated victim; The dead lady's head is mailed to her roommate's boyfriend; Batman stakes out and bugged the suspect's apartment; The surprises mount and an era comes to an end in this issue. Part 2 of 2, continued from Detective Comics (1937) #565. NOTE: Most issues from 397-432 were reprinted in 1989 and sold in multipacks. These 2nd and 3rd prints have back cover ads dated 1989. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $150.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #0102133003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

2-page introduction by Stephen King. As Batman ponders the note 'Know Your Foes' sent to him as a warning, all of his foes are sprung from Arkham Asylum in "Resurrection Night!" Script by Doug Moench. Art by John Byrne (1 page), Steve Lightle & Bruce D. Patterson (6 pages), George Perez (4 pages), Paris Cullins & Larry Mahlstedt (3 pages), Bill Sienkiewicz (7 pages), Arthur Adams & Terry Austin (8 pages), Tom Sutton & Ricardo Villagran (6 pages), Steve Leialoha (3 pages), Joe Kubert (4 pages), Ken Steacy (3 pages), Rick Leonardi & Karl Kesel (6 pages), Brian Bolland (9 pages). Plus: pin-ups by Mike Grell, Michael W. Kaluta, Bernie Wrightson, Steve Rude. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $569.99 CGC Signature Series Paper: White Signed by Frank Miller on 1/28/22. Label #3964699015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($17.10) will be charged at checkout.

First Printing. Direct Edition. Batman Year One, Chapter One: "Who I Am, How I Came To Be".Part 1 of 4, continued next issue. A 25-year-old Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham after 12 years abroad, while Lieutenant James Gordon joins the Gotham police force. Script by Frank Miller, art by David Mazzucchelli. Selina Kyle appearance. Mazzucchelli cover. 1st printing. NOTE: Most issues from 397-432 were reprinted in 1989 and sold in multipacks. These 2nd and 3rd prints have back cover ads dated 1989. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $549.99 or Best Offer CGC Signature Series Paper: White Signed by Frank Miller on 2/24/16 Label #1366857009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.50) will be charged at checkout.

First Printing. Direct Edition. Batman Year One, Chapter One: "Who I Am, How I Came To Be".Part 1 of 4, continued next issue. A 25-year-old Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham after 12 years abroad, while Lieutenant James Gordon joins the Gotham police force. Script by Frank Miller, art by David Mazzucchelli. Selina Kyle appearance. Mazzucchelli cover. 1st printing. NOTE: Most issues from 397-432 were reprinted in 1989 and sold in multipacks. These 2nd and 3rd prints have back cover ads dated 1989. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $213.00 Paper: White Label #4455859014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.39) will be charged at checkout.

First Printing. Direct Edition. Batman Year One, Chapter One: "Who I Am, How I Came To Be".Part 1 of 4, continued next issue. A 25-year-old Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham after 12 years abroad, while Lieutenant James Gordon joins the Gotham police force. Script by Frank Miller, art by David Mazzucchelli. Selina Kyle appearance. Mazzucchelli cover. 1st printing. NOTE: Most issues from 397-432 were reprinted in 1989 and sold in multipacks. These 2nd and 3rd prints have back cover ads dated 1989. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $170.00 Paper: White Includes Eide's collection sticker on back of slab. Label #2083491023

First Printing. Direct Edition. Batman Year One, Chapter One: "Who I Am, How I Came To Be".Part 1 of 4, continued next issue. A 25-year-old Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham after 12 years abroad, while Lieutenant James Gordon joins the Gotham police force. Script by Frank Miller, art by David Mazzucchelli. Selina Kyle appearance. Mazzucchelli cover. 1st printing. NOTE: Most issues from 397-432 were reprinted in 1989 and sold in multipacks. These 2nd and 3rd prints have back cover ads dated 1989. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $189.99 Paper: White Label #4507324009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($5.70) will be charged at checkout.

First Printing. Direct Edition. Batman Year One, Chapter One: "Who I Am, How I Came To Be".Part 1 of 4, continued next issue. A 25-year-old Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham after 12 years abroad, while Lieutenant James Gordon joins the Gotham police force. Script by Frank Miller, art by David Mazzucchelli. Selina Kyle appearance. Mazzucchelli cover. 1st printing. NOTE: Most issues from 397-432 were reprinted in 1989 and sold in multipacks. These 2nd and 3rd prints have back cover ads dated 1989. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.