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Detective Comics #27

Maker
DC Comics (National Allied)
Year
1939
Rank
2 of 100

Detective Comics #27

Detective Comics #27 by DC Comics (National Allied) (1939) is ranked 2 in the FLOAT 100 for Comics. It sold for $1,825,088 in March 2024. First appearance of Batman; the second-most important comic in the hobby after Action #1.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

First appearance of Batman; the second-most important comic in the hobby after Action #1.

Detective Comics #27, CGC 6.5

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$1,825,088
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
March 2024

CGC 6.5 realized $1,825,088 at ComicConnect Event Auction 57, Mar 19 2024. A CGC 6.5 also sold $1,525,000 at Heritage May 9 2025.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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