Batman (1940) #248

DC 1940–2011 series Vol. 1 Cover date Apr 1973

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 #248 (1940) is issue #248 of DC's Batman (1940–2011), with a cover date of April 1973. Written by Elliot Maggin and Denny O'Neil and drawn by Bob Brown and Irv Novick. grailworth values it from 38 recorded sales, most recently on Oct 24, 2026, and from how comics like it move in value from grade to grade.

Creators

Writers: Elliot Maggin, Denny O'Neil
Pencillers: Bob Brown, Irv Novick
Inkers: Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin
Letterer: Ben Oda
Cover artist: Michael Wm. Kaluta

The stories

“Death-Knell for a Traitor!”

“The Immortals of Usen Castle”

Dick Grayson and Diane Lewis are giving some local youths a tour of a castle that is supposedly haunted. When Diana and some of the children disappear, Dick changes to Robin and discovers the secret behind the "ghosts" in the castle.

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