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Cover of Batman (1940) #423

Batman (1940) #423

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Sep 1988

Key issueMcFarlane cover

Fair market value
EditionStandard / direct
Population Report ↗

GradeCGC slabRaw
9.8 NM/M$1,783
$1,516–$2,051
$742
$472–$1,126
9.6 NM+$654
$556–$752
$277
$176–$420
9.4 NM$416
$353–$478
$249
$212–$291
9.2 NM-$370
$315–$426
$237
$151–$360
9.0 VF/NM$321
$272–$369
$231
$174–$444
8.5 VF+$252
$214–$289
$208
$133–$316
8.0 VF$233
$198–$278
$195
$141–$224
7.0 FN/VF$180
$125–$210
$173
$110–$262
6.0 FN$145
$109–$182
$145
$78.69–$201
5.0 VG/FN$126
$94.86–$158
$126
$68.48–$175
4.0 VG$116
$92.60–$134
$116
$73.74–$176
2.0 GD$97.17
$77.73–$113
$97.17
$61.90–$148
Raw, ungraded—$213
$169–$257
Value history

grailworth's fair market value: what a copy at each grade is worth today, from this issue's market and how value moves with grade across every comic we track. Bold: our firmest values. *Rough: a looser estimate. +$: worth grading, a raw copy at that grade gains this much slabbed by CGC, after the fee and shipping. Pick a grade for its value history and the most to pay for a raw copy you'd send to CGC.

About this issue

Batman #423 (1940) is issue #423 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of September 1988. It's a key issue: McFarlane cover. grailworth values it from 543 recorded sales, most recently on Nov 1, 2026, and from how comics like it move in value from grade to grade.

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