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Cover: Jack Burnley & Charles Paris

Batman #42

Aug 1947 · DC · 0.10 USD
📊 ~117,441 copies sold its debut month
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In "Claws of the Catwoman!", the feline felon escapes her cell with a twist—her crimes are inspired by legendary tales of fictional cats, turning Gotham into a noir fable. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life with sharp, expressive art by Charles Paris, with lettering by Ira Schnapp, this 1947 classic sees Catwoman weaving a web of mischief drawn from myth and legend. The cover, by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris, captures her in a moment of sleek, feline menace.

Contains 5 stories
Claws of the Catwoman!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]The Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain)
Blind Man's Bluff!
13 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Dude Neery (villain, introduction)Dan Grady (introduction)
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor, Western-Frontier
Chief Hot Foot
The Robot Robbers!
13 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Dr. Hercules (villain, introduction)Jawbone Bannon (villain, introduction)Whitey Drebs (villain, introduction)George "Four-Eyes" Foley (introduction, death)
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Pop

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $350
CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $18,646
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $12,787
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $7,203
CGC 8.5 · 7 in census $5,531
CGC 8.0 · 6 in census $4,405*
CGC 7.5 · 7 in census $3,480
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CGC 7.0 · 15 in census $2,611
CGC 6.5 · 16 in census $2,393
CGC 6.0 · 14 in census $1,973
CGC 5.5 · 15 in census $1,780
CGC 5.0 · 29 in census $1,780
CGC 4.5 · 28 in census $1,397
CGC 4.0 · 21 in census $1,098
CGC 3.5 · 17 in census $1,098
CGC 3.0 · 32 in census $999
CGC 2.5 · 19 in census $772
CGC 2.0 · 17 in census $772
CGC 1.5 · 11 in census $504
CGC 1.0 · 2 in census $395
CGC 0.5 · 9 in census $347*
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Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

writer Bill Finger
artist, inker Charles Paris
letterer Ira Schnapp
cover pencils Jack Burnley
cover inks Charles Paris

Reprints

Reprinted in 3-D Batman #[nn] (1953), Hopalong Cassidy #98 (1955), Adventure Comics #218 (1955), World's Finest Comics #107 (1960), Blackhawk #146 (1960), Tomahawk #69 (1960), Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn] (2005), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5 (2018)

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