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Cover: Jim Mooney & Charles Paris

Batman #44

Dec 1947 · DC · 0.10 USD
📊 ~114,409 copies sold its debut month
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In "Gamble with Doom!", the Joker turns his twisted mind to gambling, raising the stakes to something far deadlier than money—Batman and Robin must face a life-or-death game where the loser pays with their life. Penciled and inked by Jim Mooney, with lettering by Ira Schnapp, this 1947 classic features a cover by Mooney and Charles Paris, capturing the high tension of a villain gone dangerously unpredictable.

Contains 5 stories
Gamble with Doom!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]The Joker (villain)

In "Gamble with Doom!", the Joker turns his twisted genius toward a high-stakes game where the ultimate prize is life itself—Batman and Robin are forced to gamble their lives against his madness. With the odds stacked and the rules of the game as unpredictable as the Joker himself, the Dark Knight and his partner face a deadly test of wit and nerve.

Born for Adventure!
13 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]The Globetrotter (villain, introduction)
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
Goofy Ozzie
The First American Detective!
13 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Professor Carter NicholsSilas Wayne (Bruce Wayne's ancestor, introduction)Benjamin Franklin
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
DaffyDoodle

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $575
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $15,597*
CGC 8.5 · 5 in census $9,831
CGC 8.0 · 7 in census $7,331
CGC 7.5 · 9 in census $5,611*
CGC 7.0 · 5 in census $4,721
CGC 6.5 · 7 in census $4,250
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CGC 6.0 · 11 in census $3,293
CGC 5.5 · 11 in census $2,252
CGC 5.0 · 17 in census $2,252
CGC 4.5 · 30 in census $2,026
CGC 4.0 · 27 in census $2,023
CGC 3.5 · 12 in census $1,315
CGC 3.0 · 24 in census $1,315
CGC 2.5 · 16 in census $1,136
CGC 2.0 · 9 in census $802
CGC 1.5 · 11 in census $627
CGC 1.0 · 6 in census $627*
CGC 0.5 · 9 in census $533
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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VF $4.98 PR $625 GD $940 CGC 1.8 $980 BATMAN #44 $6.92 Batman #44 DC Comics Comic Book $8.99 Batman #44 Coverless 1947 $150
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Full credits

artist, inker Jim Mooney
letterer Ira Schnapp
cover pencils Jim Mooney
cover inks Charles Paris

Reprints

Reprinted in Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5 (2018)

Key issues in Batman

#436★
#436 1st appearance — Tim Drake
#428★
#428 Death — Death of Robin (Jason Todd) — A Death in the Family
#1★
#1 1st appearance — Joker
#497★
#497 Key event — Bane breaks Batman's back — Knightfall
#357★
#357 1st appearance — Jason Todd
#655★
#655 1st appearance — Robin
#181★
#181 1st appearance — Pamela Isley
#567★
#567 1st appearance — Batgirl

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