Batman (1940) #189

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Feb 1967

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 #189 (1940) is issue #189 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of February 1967. Written by Henry Boltinoff and Gardner Fox and drawn by Henry Boltinoff and Sheldon Moldoff.

Creators

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Gardner Fox
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, Sheldon Moldoff
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, Joe Giella
Letterers: Henry Boltinoff, Gaspar Saladino
Cover artists: Joe Giella, Carmine Infantino

The story

“Fright of the Scarecrow!”

While entertaining some children in the park, Dick happens to notice the Scarecrow retrieving buried loot from a past robbery. He calls in Batman and together they battle their old foe until they are blinded by Scarecrow's fear gas.

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