Batman (1940) #239

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Feb 1972

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 #239 (1940) is issue #239 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of February 1972. Written by Don C. Cameron, Mike Friedrich and Denny O'Neil and drawn by Rich Buckler, Bob Kane and Irv Novick.

Creators

Writers: Don C. Cameron, Mike Friedrich, Denny O'Neil
Pencillers: Rich Buckler, Bob Kane, Irv Novick
Inkers: Dick Giordano, Jerry Robinson
Letterers: Ben Oda, George Roussos
Cover artists: Neal Adams, Dick Giordano

The stories

“Silent Night, Deadly Night!”

On Christmas Eve, Batman tracks down a thug who wants revenge on his former boss.

“The Loneliest Men in the World”

For this Christmas, Batman and Robin decide to play Santa to "the loneliest men in the world": those who have no friends at that festive time of the year. But criminal Dirk Dagner decides to use this plan for his own financial advantage!

“Soul-Pit!”

Robin and his friends get in a fight with some "Jesus freaks" and then Robin is contacted by Terri Bergstrom that he needs to help Rick Asher.

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