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Detective Comics #29

Maker
DC Comics
Year
1939
Rank
54 of 100

Detective Comics #29

Detective Comics #29 by DC Comics (1939) is ranked 54 in the FLOAT 100 for Comics. It sold for $21,960 in February 2025. First Batman cover-featured issue after his debut; an early Golden Age Batman key.

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

First Batman cover-featured issue after his debut; an early Golden Age Batman key.

Detective Comics #29, CGC 4.0 (Restored)

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$21,960
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
February 2025

CGC 4.0 (Restored, B-5) realized $21,960 at Landry Pop Auctions 'Icons & Heroes' (lot 193), Feb 18 2025, against a $25,000-30,000 estimate. A restoration-flagged comp; the highest-graded copy realized $276,000 in Jun 2022. Universal high-grade Heritage realized prices are login-gated.

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

How this is made

The figure
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Realized or not
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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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