Batman (1940) #426

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Dec 1988

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 #426 (1940) is issue #426 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of December 1988. Written by Jim Starlin and drawn by Jim Aparo. It has the first appearance of Dr. Sheila Haywood.

Creators

Writer: Jim Starlin
Penciller: Jim Aparo
Inker: Mike DeCarlo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Letterer: John Costanza
Cover artist: Mike Mignola

Characters

First appearance Dr. Sheila Haywood (birth mother of Jason Todd)

Batman (Bruce Wayne)
Bruce Wayne (Batman)
Joker villain
Alfred Pennyworth supporting
Jason Todd (DC, Robin / Red Hood / Wingman) supporting
Robin (Jason Todd) supporting
Catherine Todd (stepmother of Jason Todd) guest
Commissioner James Gordon (from Batman) guest
Willis Todd (father of Jason Todd) guest
Barbara Gordon (Batgirl / Oracle) cameo
Harvey Dent (Two-Face, 1948-present) cameo
Two-Face (Harvey Dent, 1948-present) cameo

The story

“A Death in the Family, Chapter 1 & 2”

Jason discovers that his "real" mother was really his step-mother, and his birth mother is still alive. Joker escapes from Arkham and Batman chases him to the Middle East where he runs across Jason looking for one of the women he thinks is his mom.

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