Detective Comics #38
- Maker
- DC Comics
- Year
- 1940
- Rank
- 40 of 100
Detective Comics #38
Detective Comics #38 by DC Comics (1940) is ranked 40 in the FLOAT 100 for Comics. It sold for $132,000 in January 2025. First appearance of Robin; the original kid-sidekick that defined the archetype.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
First appearance of Robin; the original kid-sidekick that defined the archetype.
Detective Comics #38, CGC 8.0
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $132,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- January 2025
CGC 8.0 (highest recorded) realized $132,000 at Heritage Jan 12 2025. Other comps: CGC 7.5 $90,000 (Jun 2024), CGC 5.0 $50,400 (Nov 2024).
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.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08