Batman (1940) #73

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Oct 1952

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Batman #73 (1940) is issue #73 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of October 1952. Written by Henry Boltinoff and David Vern and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and others.

Creators

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, David Vern
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Dick Sprang
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, Charles Paris
Letterers: Henry Boltinoff, Pat Gordon, Ira Schnapp
Cover artists: Charles Paris, Dick Sprang

The stories

“Guns for Hire!”

Batman goes undercover to find the head of a criminal organization that rents out guns to other criminals to commit crimes and then disposes of the weapons afterward so they can't be used as evidence.

“Vicki Vale's Secret!”

Vicki Vale shows up at Wayne Manor fearing for her life after she accidentally photographs the criminal "Keys" Bennett. Batman and Robin set out to track down "Keys", but they are unaware that Vicki is planning to take advantage of the situation to learn Batman's secret identity.

“The Joker's Utility Belt!”

When the Joker's seemingly easy capture of the Caped Crusaders goes terribly wrong when Batman springs a surprise on him using his utility belt, the Crime Clown decides to outdo the Batman with his own utility belt!

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.