Cover: Jim Mooney & Ray Burnley
Batman #43
📊 ~124,697 copies sold its debut month
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free In "The Blackbird of Banditry!", the Penguin, fed up with The Joker and Catwoman hogging the spotlight, sets out to prove he’s the most dangerous criminal in Gotham—no matter the cost. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life with sharp, expressive art by Jim Mooney, with inks by Ray Burnley and lettering by Ira Schnapp, this 1947 classic captures the golden age of Batman at its most cunning and theatrical. The cover, penciled by Mooney and inked by Burnley, perfectly captures the Penguin’s smug, scheming menace.
Contains 4 stories
The Blackbird of Banditry!
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]The Penguin (villain)
Next Stop -- Danger!
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Jim Brady (villain, introduction)Al Rorick (villain, introduction, death)
Untitled Humor story
Professor PippJoe
The Four Horsemen of Crime!
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Professor Carter NicholsMartin Bain (villain, introduction)Martin Bain's gang (villain, introduction for all)
ComicBooks.com Value
Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $312
CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $9,917
CGC 9.2 · 6 in census $6,491
CGC 9.0 · 9 in census $4,796
CGC 8.5 · 8 in census $3,267
CGC 8.0 · 15 in census $2,299
CGC 7.5 · 10 in census $1,413
Show all 20 grades ▾
CGC 7.0 · 23 in census $1,331
CGC 6.5 · 12 in census $1,280
CGC 6.0 · 14 in census $900
CGC 5.5 · 16 in census $811
CGC 5.0 · 24 in census $691
CGC 4.5 · 19 in census $613
CGC 4.0 · 22 in census $493
CGC 3.5 · 15 in census $428
CGC 3.0 · 22 in census $395
CGC 2.5 · 16 in census $298
CGC 2.0 · 6 in census $288
CGC 1.5 · 6 in census $250*
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $210*
CGC 0.5 · 3 in census $165*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available
More listings for this title
VF $3.98 NM $4.99 NM $7.14 GD $295 CGC 9.6 · Signed $300 GD $350 CGC 4 $775 CGC $999
Related listings we couldn't confirm as this exact issue · 11 total · seen 35 days ago
Read it digitally
DC Universe Infinite DC’s subscription reader Amazon Kindle Buy the digital edition
Opens a search on each platform — digital availability varies by title.
Sell my copy
Have this issue — or a whole collection? Get a fair offer from us, skip the marketplace fees and the hassle.
We Buy Collections ▸Fast, fair offers · we handle grading & shipping
Full credits
writer Bill Finger
artist Jim Mooney
inker Ray Burnley
letterer Ira Schnapp
cover pencils Jim Mooney
cover inks Ray Burnley
Reprints
Reprinted in Limited Collectors' Edition #C-37 (1975), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5 (2018)
Key issues in Batman
★
★
★
★
★
★
★
★Reviews
Reader reviews
No reader reviews yet.