Batman (1940) #48

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Aug 1948

EditionsStandard / direct Canadian price variant

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 #48 (1940) is issue #48 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of August 1948. Written by Henry Boltinoff, Bill Finger and Lit-Win and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Lit-Win and Jim Mooney.

Creators

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Bill Finger, Lit-Win
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, Lit-Win, Jim Mooney
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, Lit-Win, Charles Paris
Letterers: Henry Boltinoff, Lit-Win, Ira Schnapp
Cover artist: Win Mortimer

Characters

The stories

“The Fowls of Fate!”

Believing that basing his past crimes on birds is what got him caught, Penguin escapes from prison and plans a new series of crimes that are not related to birds.

“The 1,000 Secrets of the Batcave!”

An escaped convict on the run accidentally discovers the entrance to the Batcave and learns the secret identities of Batman and Robin, and attacks the dynamic duo using their own weapons and trophies against them.

“Crime from Tomorrow!”

Batman and Robin pursue a gang of thieves who use futuristic tech in their robberies.

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