Batman (1940) #46

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Apr 1948

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 #46 (1940) is issue #46 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of April 1948. Written by Phil Berube, Don C. Cameron and Lit-Win and drawn by Phil Berube, Lit-Win and Dick Sprang.

Creators

Writers: Phil Berube, Don C. Cameron, Lit-Win
Pencillers: Phil Berube, Lit-Win, Dick Sprang
Inkers: Phil Berube, Lit-Win, Gene McDonald, Charles Paris
Letterer: Phil Berube
Cover artist: Win Mortimer

Characters

The stories

“"Guileful Greetings!" or "The Joker Sends Regards!"”

The Joker escapes from prison and plans a new series of crimes based on greeting cards.

“Big House Chaplain!”

A prison chaplain who befriends convicts and convinces them to go straight becomes the target of the convicts' criminal associates.

“The Batman That History Forgot!”

To investigate a reference to Batman in the past, Professor Nichols sends Batman and Robin back in time to Milan in the year 1499, where they meet Leonardo Da Vinci and aide him against the traitorous ruler Gian Trivulao.

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