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Cover: Bob Kane & Charles Paris

Batman #47

Jun 1948 · DC · 0.10 USD
📊 ~127,201 copies sold its debut month
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In "Fashions in Crime!", Batman digs into a crime ring tied to a transport company, only to confront a chilling revelation: the owner, Joe Chill, is the man who killed his parents years ago. With the past closing in, Batman chooses to confront Chill directly, setting a tense trap that forces the killer to act. The story unfolds with quiet dread, as the weight of history and justice collide in a moment that reshapes the Dark Knight’s path. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane, with inks by Charles Paris and lettering by Ira Schnapp, the cover by Bob Kane and Charles Paris captures the story’s ominous mood.

Contains 5 stories
Fashions in Crime!
10 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]The Catwoman [Selina Kylealso as Madame Moderne] (villain)A. J. Nixon (furrier)Mrs. Van Tyler

In "Fashions in Crime!", Catwoman swaps her usual heists for a more glamorous scheme—launching a high fashion magazine from behind bars, using her flair for style to spotlight luxury items she then steals in real life. With a mix of elegance and mischief, she turns the pages of her magazine into a blueprint for crime, all while staying one step ahead of Batman.

The Chain Gang Crimes!
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]The Whiskers Mob (villains, introduction for all)Warden Beltt (villain, introduction)Sheriff Tobey (introduction)
The Origin of the Batman!
13 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin retold in detail)Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonThomas Wayne (flashback, death)Martha Wayne (flashback, death)Joe Chill (villain, name revealed in this story, Thomas and Martha Wayne's murderer, death)Feets Borgam (killer, death)Monty Julep (illegal gambler, death)
Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor
DaffyDoodle
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Little Pete

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $760
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $27,576*
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $17,701*
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $14,020*
CGC 8.5 · 6 in census $14,020*
CGC 8.0 · 11 in census $7,890
CGC 7.5 · 15 in census $6,892
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CGC 7.0 · 22 in census $5,127
CGC 6.5 · 23 in census $3,428
CGC 6.0 · 21 in census $2,774
CGC 5.5 · 25 in census $2,320
CGC 5.0 · 25 in census $2,320
CGC 4.5 · 29 in census $1,625
CGC 4.0 · 28 in census $1,625
CGC 3.5 · 26 in census $1,362
CGC 3.0 · 22 in census $1,229
CGC 2.5 · 15 in census $1,229
CGC 2.0 · 15 in census $966
CGC 1.5 · 7 in census $818
CGC 1.0 · 8 in census $697
CGC 0.5 · 17 in census $529*
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Full credits

artist Bob Kane
letterer Ira Schnapp
cover pencils Bob Kane
cover inks Charles Paris

Reprints

Reprinted in Batman #47 (1948), Superman #8 (1966), Superman #12 (1966), Batman #198 (1968), Superman #18/1968 (1968), Lynvingen #12/1968 (1968), Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes #[nn] (1976), Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes #[nn] (1976), Batman Annual #1979 (1979), Lynvingen Gavealbum #[nn] (1980), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[nn] (1988), Batman and Other DC Classics #1 (1989), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[nn] (1989), The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #[1] (1989), Batman #64 (1990), DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes #[nn] (1995), Batman in the Forties #[nn] (2004), Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn] (2005), DC Comics Anthologie #[nn] (2012), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 (2019), Batman 47 (Facsimile Edition) #[nn] (2026), Läderlappen presentalbum #[nn]

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