Batman (1940) #75

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Feb 1953

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 #75 (1940) is issue #75 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of February 1953. 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, Ira Schnapp
Cover artists: Win Mortimer, Charles Paris, Lew Sayre Schwartz

The stories

“Outlaw Town, U.S.A.!”

Batman and Robin pursue the criminal Jenko brothers to Outlaw Town, a western town where all of the residents are criminals and who plan to ambush Batman and Robin.

“Mr. Roulette's Greatest Gamble”

Mr. Roulette has been gambling with his life but Batman and Robin try to stop him.

Casey is sent to arrest Spike, which takes a bit more work than Casey anticipated.

“The Gorilla Boss of Gotham City!”

Boss Dyke is executed in the gas chambers for his crimes, and his body is taken to a doctor who transplants the criminal's brain into that of a large gorilla. The gorilla communicates to the doctor that after he and his gang have secured needed funds, he wants his brain then transplanted into that of the Batman, and Batman's brain put into the gorilla. Then the Police will unknowingly kill the Batman!

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