Batman (1940) #11

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Jun 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

Value history

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About this issue

Batman #11 (1940) is issue #11 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of June 1942. Written by Henry Boltinoff, Bill Finger, Edmond Hamilton and others and drawn by Henry Boltinoff, Bob Kane, Ray McGill and others. grailworth values it from 9 recorded sales, most recently on Sep 28, 2026, and from how comics like it move in value from grade to grade.

Creators

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Bill Finger, Edmond Hamilton, Ray McGill, Tom McNamara
Pencillers: Henry Boltinoff, Bob Kane, Ray McGill, Tom McNamara
Inkers: Henry Boltinoff, Ray McGill, Tom McNamara, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos
Letterers: Henry Boltinoff, Ray McGill, Tom McNamara, George Roussos
Cover artists: Fred Ray, Jerry Robinson

The stories

“The Joker's Advertising Campaign”

The Joker escapes from prison and places ads each day in the newspaper to advertize to Batman and Robin his latest criminal pursuit.

“Payment in Full”

Batman discovers that the D.A. faces one of the most difficult decisions of his life: to prosecute and send to the chair a criminal who once saved his life.

“Bandits in Toyland!”

Bruce Wayne is called to immediate jury duty and discovers that the defendant has been framed. Unable to convince other panel member's of the man's innocence, Batman must now gain the evidence to prove it.

“Four Birds of a Feather!”

The Penguin joins in a financial enterprise with some "old friends" of his to open a night club called The Bird House in Florida...with gambling as the real racket.

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