DC 1939 Detective Comics #27 View Series Variants (27) Low $250K Mid $890K High $2.2M Price Guide View on 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)
DC 1939 Detective Comics #28 View Series Low $16K Mid $50K High $160K Price Guide View on 2nd appearance of Batman
DC 1939 Action Comics #16 View Series Low $1K Mid $3K High $10K Price Guide View on First mention of the city, Metropolis - previous Superman stories were based in Cleveland, Ohio
DC 1939 Action Comics #17 View Series Low $1.6K Mid $4.7K High $15.5K Price Guide View on 6th cover appearance of Superman on the Action Comics title
DC 1939 Action Comics #18 View Series Low $890 Mid $2.7K High $8.9K Price Guide View on Final issue to not include anything Superman related on the cover until Action Comics #602 (1988)
DC 1940 Detective Comics #35 View Series Low $16K Mid $56K High $160K Price Guide View on Hypodermic needle cover 9th appearance of Batman
DC 1940 Detective Comics #36 View Series Low $5.1K Mid $19K High $48K Price Guide View on 1st appearance and origin of Hugo Strange Debut of Batman's finned gloves
DC 1940 Detective Comics #37 View Series Low $4.8K Mid $14K High $53K Price Guide View on Final solo adventure of Batman in the Golden Age
DC 1940 Detective Comics #38 View Series Variants (5) Low $22.2K Mid $63K High $160K Price Guide View on 1st appearance and origin of Robin
DC 1940 Batman #1 View Series Variants (10) Low $72K Mid $205K High $1.5M Price Guide View on 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 4x with a record-high in 9.4 for $6,000,000
DC 1940 Batman #1 View Series Error Low $62K Mid $185K High $1.3M Price Guide View on Scarce printing variant, identified by the absence of a period before the issue number '1' 1st appearance of the Joker and the Cat aka Catwoman
DC 1940 Detective Comics #39 View Series Low $2K Mid $8K High $20K Price Guide View on 3rd appearance of Robin
DC 1940 Detective Comics #40 View Series Variants (3) Low $4.5K Mid $13.2K High $44.5K Price Guide View on 1st appearance and origin of Clayface, Basil Karlo 1st cover appearance of the Joker in Detective Comics
DC 1940 Batman #2 View Series Variants (2) Low $5K Mid $15K High $50K Price Guide View on 2nd appearance of the Joker 2nd appearance of Catwoman, Selina Kyle and first time she is referred to as Cat Woman, used interchangeably with The Cat
DC 1940 Detective Comics #41 View Series Low $400 Mid $1.2K High $5.1K Price Guide View on First solo story featuring Robin
DC 1940 Batman #3 View Series Low $2K Mid $8K High $20K Price Guide View on Debut of the first Catwoman costume, a mask resembling an actual cat 1st appearance of Puppet Master
DC 1940 Detective Comics #43 View Series Variants (1) Low $530 Mid $1.6K High $5.3K Price Guide View on
DC 1940 Detective Comics #45 View Series Low $700 Mid $1.9K High $7K Price Guide View on 1st appearance of the Joker in a Detective Comics story, previously appeared on the cover of Detective Comics #40
DC 1940 All-American Comics #22 View Series Variants (1) Low $410 Mid $1.2K High $4.1K Price Guide View on
DC 1940 Detective Comics #47 View Series Variants (1) Low $140 Mid $420 High $1.4K Price Guide View on
DC 1940 Batman #4 View Series Low $2.1K Mid $8.7K High $21K Price Guide View on Batman's code of ethics to not kill is established First mention of Gotham City 1st appearance of Jack of Diamonds aka Dr. Deegan 1st appearance of Jimmy McCoy, a gangster [August 2025 - Jimmy McCoy is seen on a newspaper prop used in the Clayface movie]
DC 1940 Detective Comics #46 View Series Low $700 Mid $1.9K High $7K Price Guide View on Death of Dr. Hugo Strange, fell from a cliff after being punched by Batman
DC 1941 Detective Comics #48 View Series Low $800 Mid $2K High $8K Price Guide View on First mention of Batman’s vehicle referred to as the Batmobile First mention of Gotham City in the Detective Comics title
DC 1941 Detective Comics #49 View Series Low $500 Mid $1.5K High $5K Price Guide View on 2nd appearance of Clayface, Basil Karlo
DC 1941 Batman #5 View Series Variants (3) Low $1.5K Mid $5K High $15K Price Guide View on Debut of the Batmobile design with the bat-shaped head on the front
DC 1941 Detective Comics #50 View Series Low $775 Mid $1.7K High $3.8K Price Guide View on Milestone issue #50
DC 1941 Batman #6 View Series Low $830 Mid $3.6K High $10.9K Price Guide View on Cover art by Bob Kane featuring Batman and Robin
DC 1941 Detective Comics #54 View Series Low $660 Mid $2K High $6.6K Price Guide View on Cover art similar to #33 with Robin added
DC 1941 Green Lantern #1 View Series Low $5.5K Mid $16K High $55K Price Guide View on Origin of Green Lantern, Alan Scott retold
DC 1941 Batman #7 View Series Low $980 Mid $3.1K High $10.9K Price Guide View on Cover art by Bob Kane
DC 1941 Green Lantern #2 View Series Low $600 Mid $1.8K High $7.8K Price Guide View on Early Golden Age issue of Green Lantern, Alan Scott
