Batman (1940) #135

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Oct 1960

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 #135 (1940) is issue #135 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of October 1960. Written by Henry Boltinoff and Bill Finger and drawn by Henry Boltinoff and Sheldon Moldoff.

Creators

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Bill Finger
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, Sheldon Moldoff
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris
Letterers: Henry Boltinoff, Stan Starkman
Cover artist: Sheldon Moldoff

Characters

The stories

“Crimes of the Wheel”

The Dynamic Duo break up a gambling ring headed by "Wheels" Foster, but he manages to escape and threatens to kill the Caped Crusaders with a giant roulette wheel and its giant steel ball.

“The Return of the Second Batman and Robin Team”

Batman's old foe, John Crandall, is released from jail and vows to destroy anything that is a monument to the Caped Crusader, and begins by capturing the new Batman and Robin team.

“The Menace of the Sky Creature”

Two crooks come into possession of a sorcerer's lantern that can summon a mysterious sky creature and they use that being to battle the Caped Crusaders.

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