Key Issue
July 10, 1940

Batman #2

Key Issue
Second appearance of The Joker; Second appearance of The Catwoman; First time character is called Catwoman
Artist
Bob Kane
Stan Aschmeier
Raymond Perry
Hal Sherman
George Papp
George Roussos
Jerry Robinson
Script Writer
Bill Finger
David Tree
Hal Sherman
Publisher
DC Comics
Editor
Whitney Ellsworth
Publication Date
Jul 10, 1940
Cover Price
$0.10
Page Count
68 pages

What's it Worth?

Building Tables

Graded Population

CGC Title
Publisher
Date
Verify
Batman #2
D.C. Comics
Summer 1940
Verify
All Grades
234
Population Share
Universal
142
60.7% of pop
Signature
7
3% of pop
Restored
82
35% of pop
Qualified
2
0.9% of pop
Conserved
1
0.4% of pop
9.2
2
top 1.4%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
9.0
1
top 2.1%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
8.5
2
top 3.5%
0
--
2
top 2.4%
0
--
0
--
8.0
3
top 5.6%
0
--
5
top 8.5%
0
--
0
--
7.5
3
top 7.7%
0
--
3
top 12.2%
0
--
0
--
7.0
5
top 11.3%
0
--
4
top 17.1%
0
--
0
--
6.5
4
top 14.1%
0
--
1
top 18.3%
0
--
0
--
6.0
2
top 15.5%
0
--
5
top 24.4%
0
--
0
--
5.5
7
top 20.4%
2
top 28.6%
3
top 28%
0
--
0
--
5.0
15
top 31%
0
--
5
top 34.1%
0
--
0
--
4.5
11
top 38.7%
0
--
8
top 43.9%
0
--
0
--
4.0
13
top 47.9%
0
--
7
top 52.4%
0
--
0
--
3.5
12
top 56.3%
2
top 57.1%
6
top 59.8%
0
--
0
--
3.0
10
top 63.4%
1
top 71.4%
9
top 70.7%
1
top 50%
0
--
2.5
9
top 69.7%
0
--
4
top 75.6%
0
--
1
top 100%
2.0
11
top 77.5%
0
--
6
top 82.9%
0
--
0
--
1.8
6
top 81.7%
1
top 85.7%
3
top 86.6%
0
--
0
--
1.5
11
top 89.4%
1
top 100%
4
top 91.5%
1
top 100%
0
--
1.0
5
top 93%
0
--
3
top 95.1%
0
--
0
--
0.5
10
top 100%
0
--
4
top 100%
0
--
0
--
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