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Batman #609
DC ⋅ 2003
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Batman #609
 
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1st appearance of Thomas Elliot, later revealed to be Hush

[March 2022 - the Batman movie tie-in website rataalada.com posted an image of a riddle that rewards puzzle-solvers with a video of Thomas Wayne's mayoral campaign ad which briefly splashes the word HUSH! across the screen]

Batman: The Long Halloween #1
Promo ⋅ DC ⋅ 2022
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Batman: The Long Halloween #1
 
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Reprint of Batman: The Long Halloween #1

Promotional IMAX edition for the Batman 2022 film

Batman #258
DC ⋅ 1974
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Batman #258
 
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$15
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First mention of Arkham Hospital, later renamed Arkham Asylum

Batman: Ego #1
DC ⋅ 2000
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Batman: Ego #1
 
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$8
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$25

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Darwyn Cooke's Batman: Ego was an inspiration for the 2022 Batman film

Batman #405
DC ⋅ 1987
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Batman #405
 
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"Year One" part 2

1st appearance of Sarah Essen, a Gotham City police officer

1st appearance of Carmine Falcone, the head of an organized crime family

1st appearance of Officer Stanley Merkel, in mainstream universe, first introduced in The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #70
DC ⋅ 1966
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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #70
 
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1st appearance of Catwoman in the Silver Age, following a twelve-year absence after the establishment of the Comics Code Authority - previously appeared in Detective Comics #211

Detective Comics #211
DC ⋅ 1954
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Detective Comics #211
 
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Final appearance of Catwoman in the Golden Age

Due to the strict guidelines of the newly established Comics Code Authority, Selina Kyle and Bruce Wayne's relationship was deemed inappropriate, resulting in Catwoman's absence from comics for 12 years

In 1966, Catwoman was reintroduced in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #70 (1966)

Batman #35
DC ⋅ 1946
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Batman #35
 
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Debut of the first official Catwoman costume that would become iconic to her character

Selina Kyle's hair is blonde in this issue

Batman and Robin fight the mechanical T-Rex that would later decorate the Batcave for decades

Batman #3
DC ⋅ 1940
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Batman #3
 
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Debut of the first Catwoman costume, a mask resembling an actual cat

1st appearance of Puppet Master

Detective Comics #83
DC ⋅ 1944
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Detective Comics #83
 
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1st appearance of Alfred with a thin build as commonly depicted

Alfred departs for vacation after lamenting his excess weight and upon his return at the end of the story, he is more recognizable as the character that has endured through the decades

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $716 [$228 in 2012] +214%

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Last week 3.5 sold for $1,800 [$990 in 2021] +82%

Batman #16
DC ⋅ 1943
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Batman #16
 
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1st appearance and origin of Alfred Pennyworth

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $6,600 [$6,300 in Sep] +5%

Batman #1
DC ⋅ 1940
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Batman #1
 
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1st appearance of the Joker

1st appearance of the Cat, Selina Kyle, later becomes Catwoman

Debut of the first Batplane which has multiple designs from one issue to the next including Batman #3 and Batman #4

💰 Batman #1 sold for over one million dollars 3x with a record-high in 9.4 for $2,220,000

Detective Comics #27
DC ⋅ 1939
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Detective Comics #27
 
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1st appearance of Batman

1st appearance of Commissioner Gordon

💰 Detective Comics #27 has sold for over one million dollars 6x with a record high sale in 6.5 for $1.8 million (April 2024)

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3.0 sold for $600,000 [$217,500 in 2013] +176%

In 2010, a 6.0 sold for for $25,000 LESS than this sale

Batman #171
DC ⋅ 1965
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Batman #171
 
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1st appearance of the Riddler in the Silver Age

Prior to the publication of this issue, the Riddler hadn't appeared in comics for 17 years

Detective Comics #140
DC ⋅ 1948
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Detective Comics #140
 
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1st appearance and origin of The Riddler

Batman #155
DC ⋅ 1963
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Batman #155
 
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$215
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1st appearance of the Penguin in the Silver Age

Detective Comics #58
DC ⋅ 1941
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Detective Comics #58
 
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1st appearance of the Penguin

[March 2022 - Colin Farrell will reprise the Penguin in an HBO Max spin-off]

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