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Cover: Dick Sprang

Batman #30

Aug 1945 · DC · 0.10 USD
📊 ~108,998 copies sold its debut month
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In "Back to the Big House!", Batman takes Robin on a late-night tour of Gotham to show him the city’s hidden rhythms—only to find that crime never sleeps, and the Dynamic Duo must quickly shift from observers to active defenders. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life with sharp, dynamic art by Dick Sprang (pencils and inks), this 1945 classic captures the noir energy of the era, with George Roussos handling the crisp lettering and Sprang also crafting the cover.

Contains 4 stories
Back to the Big House!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]unnamed Gotham City MayorThe Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain)Hammer (villain)Tongs (villain)

When the Penguin hatches yet another scheme, Batman and Robin are quick to intervene—only to find that his own cleverly designed umbrella might just be the key to his downfall. In this classic 1945 tale, the masked menace's latest plan unravels in the most unexpected way.

While the City Sleeps!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Joe Jones (ex-Bodin gang member, introduction)Dan Shawn (radio DJ, introduction)Hush-Hush Bodin (villain, introduction)unnamed girl [as Ann, Joe's girl) (villain, introduction)Bodin's gang (villains, introduction for all)

In "While the City Sleeps!", Batman takes Robin on a late-night tour of Gotham to show him the city’s hidden rhythms—its workers, its lights, its pulse. But as the night unfolds, the duo soon find themselves chasing shadows and crime where they least expect it.

Alias the Baron!
4 pp · Detective-Mystery
Alfred PennyworthBruce Wayne (cameo)Dick Grayson (cameo)Mooch (villain, introduction, death)the Baron (villain, introduction)
Ally Babble and the Fourteen Peeves!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Ally Babble (introduction)Jasper Quinch (rich man, introduction)Thomas Traff (introduction)Hoiman (villain, introduction)Shoiman (villain, introduction)

In "Ally Babble and the Fourteen Peeves!", a peculiar assignment lands Ally Babble in the middle of a bizarre mission: he’s hired to eliminate fourteen of a wealthy man’s personal pet peeves—each one a strange, persistent annoyance that somehow spirals into chaos. The task, meant to be a simple fix, quickly turns into a full-blown headache for Batman, who finds himself tangled in the mess as the oddball list of grievances grows more absurd by the minute.

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Raw (Good) $83
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $16,502*
CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $10,557*
CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $6,456
CGC 9.0 · 5 in census $4,467
CGC 8.5 · 5 in census $3,795
CGC 8.0 · 13 in census $2,575*
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CGC 7.5 · 17 in census $2,008
CGC 7.0 · 18 in census $1,927
CGC 6.5 · 19 in census $1,251
CGC 6.0 · 16 in census $1,202
CGC 5.5 · 12 in census $1,047*
CGC 5.0 · 14 in census $899
CGC 4.5 · 16 in census $675
CGC 4.0 · 24 in census $640
CGC 3.5 · 15 in census $561
CGC 3.0 · 10 in census $561
CGC 2.5 · 4 in census $477
CGC 2.0 · 8 in census $413
CGC 1.5 · 4 in census $309*
CGC 1.0 · 6 in census $279
CGC 0.5 · 7 in census $203*
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NM $9.99 NM $23.99 CGC 9.8 $50 Signed · Foil $76.5 Signed $79.99 NM · Foil $89.99 GD $530 CGC 1.5 $719.99
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Full credits

artist, inker Dick Sprang
cover pencils, inks Dick Sprang

Reprints

Reprinted in Batman #236 (1971), Batman #257 (1974), Superman et Batman et Robin #70 (1974), Giant Batman Album #31 (1975), The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told #[nn] (1990), Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #7 (2011), Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 #[nn] (2015), Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] (2017), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4 (2018)

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