Batman (1940) #10

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Apr 1942

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 #10 (1940) is issue #10 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of April 1942. Written by Henry Boltinoff, Bill Finger, Joseph Greene and others and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Bob Kane, Ray McGill and others.

Creators

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Bill Finger, Joseph Greene, Ray McGill, Jack Schiff
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, Bob Kane, Ray McGill, Fred Ray, Jerry Robinson
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, Ray McGill, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos
Letterers: Henry Boltinoff, Ray McGill, George Roussos
Cover artists: Fred Ray, Jerry Robinson

The stories

“The Isle That Time Forgot!”

For his birthday, Dick received his own version of the Batplane, and while aloft, he and Batman run into a storm, which forces them to make an emergency landing on an island inhabited by prehistoric men and creatures.

“Report Card Blues!”

Fearing that he will get a bad report at school, little Tommy runs away from home and smack dab into trouble, until the Batman rescues him and Tommy sees the light and decides to go home.

“The Princess of Plunder!”

Guests to a high society function don't know that their host is actually the Cat-Woman, who sends her guests out on a scavenger hunt at the same time that she sends her gang members out on one. Batman intervenes to stop that hunt before it's too late.

“The Sheriff of Ghost Town!”

The prospect of hidden gold brings a gang of criminals to the newly resurrected ghost town now called Sunshine City, but the pleas of a young boy brings Batman and Robin to town to clean house...as the newly elected Sheriff!

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