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Ashcan edition, printed for purposes of copyrighting the title
Interior pages are from Detective Comics #1
Cover is the rejected artwork of Detective Comics #1
There are three copies known to exist:
One is said to be locked in a DC Comics vault
One graded 9.0 sold in 2010 for $50,000
One graded 9.2 sold in 2021 for $204,000
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Ashcan edition, printed for purposes of copyrighting the title
Interior pages are from Detective Comics #1
Cover is the rejected artwork of Detective Comics #1
There are three copies known to exist:
One is said to be locked in a DC Comics vault
One graded 9.0 sold in 2010 for $50,000
One graded 9.2 sold in 2021 for $204,000
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Series that introduced the Legion of Super-Heroes and other classic DC characters
Formerly titled New Adventure Comics
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Series that introduced the Legion of Super-Heroes and other classic DC characters
Formerly titled New Adventure Comics
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Advertisement for the 1939 World's Fair
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1st appearance and origin of Mr. Scarlet
First mention of Gotham City in comics
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1st appearance and origin of Mr. Scarlet
First mention of Gotham City in comics
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Formerly titled World's Best Comics
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First team-up of two villains in a DC comic, Wotan and Ian Karkull
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First team-up of two villains in a DC comic, Wotan and Ian Karkull
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First Batman and Superman crossover - Batman and Superman join the JSA as honorary members
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First Batman and Superman crossover - Batman and Superman join the JSA as honorary members
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First artwork at DC by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
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First artwork at DC by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
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Milestone issue #100
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Origin of Superman retold
10 year anniversary of the Superman title
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Origin of Superman retold
10 year anniversary of the Superman title
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Milestone issue #100
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First horror title published by DC
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Milestone issue #200
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Milestone issue #100
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First issue of Batman published during the Silver Age
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First issue of Batman published during the Silver Age
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First issue of Action Comics published during the Silver-Age (1956-1970)
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First issue of Action Comics published during the Silver-Age (1956-1970)
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Milestone issue #100
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Milestone issue Action Comics issue #300
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25th anniversary of Superman
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Debut artwork on the 'Batman' title by Neal Adams
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Debut artwork on the 'Batman' title by Neal Adams
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30th anniversary of Batman
Origin of Robin retold
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30th anniversary of Batman
Origin of Robin retold
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DC begins publishing Tarzan
Origin of Tarzan
Origin of John Carter Warlord of Mars
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DC begins publishing Tarzan
Origin of Tarzan
Origin of John Carter Warlord of Mars
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1st appearance of Nubia, Wonder Woman's sister and the first black super-powered female in DC Comics
Death of I-Ching, killed by a sniper
Return of Wonder Woman's classic costume which had been absent since issue #179
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1st appearance of Nubia, Wonder Woman's sister and the first black super-powered female in DC Comics
Death of I-Ching, killed by a sniper
Return of Wonder Woman's classic costume which had been absent since issue #179
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First use of the iconic 'bullet' DC logo on an Our Army at War cover and the earliest registered use of the iconic logo on a DC periodical according to the Library of Congress filings and multiple solicitation resources that were published at the time
Final issue titled Our Army at War, retitled Sgt. Rock and continued with numbering
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First use of the iconic 'bullet' DC logo on an Our Army at War cover and the earliest registered use of the iconic logo on a DC periodical according to the Library of Congress filings and multiple solicitation resources that were published at the time
Final issue titled Our Army at War, retitled Sgt. Rock and continued with numbering
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Anniversary of Batman issue #300
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Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz
Two-page introduction by Stephen King
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Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz
Two-page introduction by Stephen King
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Anniversary issue celebrating Superman's 50th year
Cover art inspired by Superman Annual #7
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Anniversary issue celebrating Superman's 50th year
Cover art inspired by Superman Annual #7
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First issue published under DC's Vertigo imprint, intended for mature readers
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First issue published under DC's Vertigo imprint, intended for mature readers
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Three Batmen are featured: Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne
Multiple other versions of Batman appear including Terry McGinnis, Batman Beyond with Damian Wayne as an aged Batman as his mentor
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Three Batmen are featured: Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne
Multiple other versions of Batman appear including Terry McGinnis, Batman Beyond with Damian Wayne as an aged Batman as his mentor
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Variant cover art by Mike Allred
75th Anniversary edition
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Variant cover art by Mike Allred
75th Anniversary edition
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Relaunch of Action Comics
1st appearance of Nyxly, the New 52 version of Mister Mxyzptlk‘s partner who first debuted as Miss Gzptlsnz in Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #52 (1961)
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Relaunch of Action Comics
1st appearance of Nyxly, the New 52 version of Mister Mxyzptlk‘s partner who first debuted as Miss Gzptlsnz in Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #52 (1961)
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Premiere issue of the second standalone Batman title
1st appearance of Lincoln March
1st cameo appearance of Harper Row, later becomes Bluebird
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Premiere issue of the second standalone Batman title
1st appearance of Lincoln March
1st cameo appearance of Harper Row, later becomes Bluebird
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Final issue of volume 1 (1940-2011)
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First ongoing printed attribution given to Bill Finger as co-creator of Batman in the Detective Comics title
75 years after Batman debuted, Bill Finger’s granddaughter settled a court case with DC to award credit to her deceased grandfather for the creation of Batman
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First ongoing printed attribution given to Bill Finger as co-creator of Batman in the Detective Comics title
75 years after Batman debuted, Bill Finger’s granddaughter settled a court case with DC to award credit to her deceased grandfather for the creation of Batman
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1st appearance of Rogol Zaar, a villain named after the doctor who saved Brian Michael Bendis's life after he contracted MRSA
Includes a previously unpublished Curt Swan illustrated story
Milestone issue #1,000
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1st appearance of Rogol Zaar, a villain named after the doctor who saved Brian Michael Bendis's life after he contracted MRSA
Includes a previously unpublished Curt Swan illustrated story
Milestone issue #1,000
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