Batman (1940) #156

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Jun 1963

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 #156 (1940) is issue #156 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of June 1963. 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, Charles Paris
Letterers: Henry Boltinoff, Stan Starkman
Cover artists: Sheldon Moldoff, Charles Paris

The stories

“The Secret of the Ant-Man”

After Batman announces that he is going away on a secret government mission, a pint-sized crime fighter by the name of Ant-Man pops up to help him out, but the Boy Wonder wrongly guesses that it is Batman in disguise.

“Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 1”

Batman undergoes a test simulation for a situation that astronauts may one day face alone in outer space, and during that simulation he sees Robin die. After the test is over, Batman faces the terrible side-effects of his simulation, believing that Robin will actually die, and it so complicates his fight against crime, he decides to retire!

“Robin Dies at Dawn, Chapter 2”

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