DETECTIVE COMICS (1937-2011; 2016-) #27
CGC FN+: 6.5
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Wednesday, 04/18/2012 2:21 PM
$402,009
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14
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PUBLISHER: DC
COMIC BOOK IMPACT: rating of 10 (CBI)
COMMENTS: off white pgs (please read bidding requirements in listing description)
1st appearance of Batman; Bob Kane cover and art; one of the top three most important comics ever published! Comic Book Impact rating of 10 (CBI)
Atlantic City Copy
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1st appearance of Batman; Bob Kane cover and art; one of the top three most important comics ever published! Comic Book Impact rating of 10 (CBI)
Atlantic City Copy
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off white pgs (please read bidding requirements in listing description)
1st appearance of Batman; Bob Kane cover and art; one of the top three most important comics ever published! Comic Book Impact rating of 10 (CBI)
Atlantic City Copy
Detective Comics #27 hit the newsstands in March 1939 with the first appearance of Batman — just 11 months after the debut of Superman in Action Comics #1. Both issues would become major works of pop culture, and still continually set new records at auction.
The contents of this classic Detective are just as notable. “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate” introduces readers to both the Dark Knight and wealthy playboy Bruce Wayne, as co-creators Bob Kane and Bill Finger also establish the crimefighter’s relationship with Commissioner Jim Gordon. The story is notable as a time capsule of Batman’s debt to pulp heroes, with Bruce Wayne’s alter-ego happy to throw thugs from rooftops or grimly approve of a murderer’s demise in an acid bath. The seemingly carefree socialite is even revealed as our hero in the final panels, continuing a tradition going back to Zorro and the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Of course, debut appearances and first issues carry their own impact as investments. 2023 saw a copy of Superman #1 7.0 sell at auction for $1.62 million, and Detective Comics #27 and Batman #1 have over a decade of consistent record-breaking sales. With (at least) seven Batman-related film and television projects in development at the end of 2024, copies of Detective Comics #27 are set to maintain their value as a comic collectible and pop-culture artifact.
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The Atlantic City Collection made a huge splash last year, and this is a golden opportunity for those who missed out on the chance to own a book from what may be the last original owner Golden Age collection to hit the market. Stored lovingly by its owner for nearly 70 years after buying it off the newsstand, this copy boasts sparkling reds and commanding blacks, and is sure to entice and delight Batman collectors and Golden Age fans alike.
We realize many of you would like to bid on this auction lot, so for this listing, ComicConnect.com offers a 6 month, interest free, time payment plan with a 20% non-refundable deposit paid by check, money order or wire transfer.
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process).
Artist Information
Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.
1st appearance of Batman; Bob Kane cover and art; one of the top three most important comics ever published! Comic Book Impact rating of 10 (CBI)
Atlantic City Copy
Detective Comics #27 hit the newsstands in March 1939 with the first appearance of Batman — just 11 months after the debut of Superman in Action Comics #1. Both issues would become major works of pop culture, and still continually set new records at auction.
The contents of this classic Detective are just as notable. “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate” introduces readers to both the Dark Knight and wealthy playboy Bruce Wayne, as co-creators Bob Kane and Bill Finger also establish the crimefighter’s relationship with Commissioner Jim Gordon. The story is notable as a time capsule of Batman’s debt to pulp heroes, with Bruce Wayne’s alter-ego happy to throw thugs from rooftops or grimly approve of a murderer’s demise in an acid bath. The seemingly carefree socialite is even revealed as our hero in the final panels, continuing a tradition going back to Zorro and the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Of course, debut appearances and first issues carry their own impact as investments. 2023 saw a copy of Superman #1 7.0 sell at auction for $1.62 million, and Detective Comics #27 and Batman #1 have over a decade of consistent record-breaking sales. With (at least) seven Batman-related film and television projects in development at the end of 2024, copies of Detective Comics #27 are set to maintain their value as a comic collectible and pop-culture artifact.
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The Atlantic City Collection made a huge splash last year, and this is a golden opportunity for those who missed out on the chance to own a book from what may be the last original owner Golden Age collection to hit the market. Stored lovingly by its owner for nearly 70 years after buying it off the newsstand, this copy boasts sparkling reds and commanding blacks, and is sure to entice and delight Batman collectors and Golden Age fans alike.
We realize many of you would like to bid on this auction lot, so for this listing, ComicConnect.com offers a 6 month, interest free, time payment plan with a 20% non-refundable deposit paid by check, money order or wire transfer.
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process).
Artist Information
Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.