Batman (1940) #30

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Aug 1945

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 #30 (1940) is issue #30 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of August 1945. Written by Don C. Cameron and Bill Finger and drawn by Jerry Robinson and Dick Sprang.

Creators

Writers: Don C. Cameron, Bill Finger
Pencillers: Jerry Robinson, Dick Sprang
Inkers: Jerry Robinson, Dick Sprang
Letterer: George Roussos
Cover artist: Dick Sprang

The stories

“Back to the Big House!”

No matter what jobs the Penguin plans and tries to carry out, Batman and Robin are always there to stop him, but, in the end, it's one of the Penguin's own umbrellas that sends him back to the big house!

“While the City Sleeps!”

Batman decides to take Robin out on the town late at night to illustrate to him all of the people who are up and at work. Unfortunately, a group of criminals are hard at work also and the Dynamic Duo have to go to work...on them!

“Alias the Baron!”

Alfred is mistaken for a crook who has double-crossed gang leader, Ed Rocket.

“Ally Babble and the Fourteen Peeves!”

Ally Babble is hired by a wealthy man to take care of 14 of his pet peeves, and if he successfully does so, he will be given $5000, which creates a mountain of headaches for Batman.

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