Batman (1940) Annual comic books graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $270.00 Paper: White Label #4477294003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.10) will be charged at checkout.

Summer 1963. All reprints. Cover pencils by Sheldon Moldoff and Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris and Stan Kaye. "The Power that Doomed Batman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Batman takes up a plane on an experimental flight, and, after crossing through the tail of a comet, finds himself glowing strangely and endowed with super powers. "The Merman Batman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; While chasing down a wanted criminal, Batman is struck by lightning and falls into the harbor. "Rip Van Batman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; Looking for criminal Al Hackett, Batman enters a greenhouse; After succumbing to the strange floral vapors, he passes out; On awakening, he finds himself in the future. "The Zebra Batman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; An insideous criminal discovers a way to charge his body like a magnet to commit crimes, but Batman, in trying to stop him, accidently becomes charged as well. "The Grown-Up Boy Wonder," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff (ghost for Bob Kane), inks by Stan Kaye; While examining a lead-lined box Superman had brought back from outer space, Dick accidently touches a release, emitting a gas that causes him to grow bodily into manhood, thus forcing him to give up his Robin persona and to adopt a different crime fighting ID--The Owlman. "The Bewitched Batman," script by Jerry Coleman, pencils by Curt Swan. "The Phantom Batman," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. "The Giant Batman," script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $95.00 Paper: White Label #4300898004

Direct Edition. "The Messiah of the Crimson Sun." Story by Mike W Barr. Art and cover by Trevor Von Eeden. In a small rural town, the rising of the sun means death for all of its inhabitants as the sunlight literally burns them alive. Now, the Messiah of the Crimson Sun has decreed that the same thing will happen to Gotham City with the next dawn. It is a true race against the sun for Batman to prevent this catastrophe. 48 pages. Full color. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $75.00 Paper: White Label #4444986002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan (layouts), painted by John Totleben. "First Face: The Child Childhood's End", script by Mike Barr, art by Jerry Ordway; Batman recalls his painful childhood when the parents of a young boy that Bruce Wayne knows are killed by the getaway car of a botched bank robbery. "Second Face: The Avenger Innocent Blood!", script by Mike Barr, art by Alex Nino; A group of ordinary bank robbers assume the guise of the Black Heart Liberation Army, a counter-revolutionary organization, in order to mislead the police; Batman steps in. "Third Face: The Detective Death by Double Fault!", script by Mike Barr, pencils by Dan Jurgens, inks by Dick Giordano; Bruce Wayne is invited to a dinner party by a friend who he hasn't heard from in 10 years; A mystery ensues. "Fourth Face: The Man Perspectives!", script by Mike Barr, art by Paul Smith; Batman rescues some children from a burning hospital but takes a bullet in the process. 84 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.25.

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The Elseworlds Annuals, the DC Universe's journey into remote realms of possibility, continue in Renaissance Italy, where Leonardo da Vinci's experiments in creating a flying machine inspire a young apprentice to become an avenging Bat-Man when the artist's model for a very important portrait is kidnapped. Written by Doug Moench, with art by Federico Cueva and Alberto Pez. Cover by Mike Mignola. 68 pages. Cover price $2.95.