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Detective Comics #1 (DC, 1937) CGC Apparent VG

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Comics Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:12,000.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
Detective Comics #1 (DC, 1937) CGC Apparent VG
<B>Detective Comics #1 (DC, 1937) CGC Apparent VG 4.0 Slight (P) Cream to off-white pages.</B></I> The strong demand for this one was underlined by the recent sale of an unrestored GD/VG for $23,900! The fact is that surviving copies of this scarce issue have restoration more often than not, so we expect this professionally restored specimen to do very well. Please note that this particular copy was graded by CGC to be one entire point higher than the previous 3.0 GD/VG. Although this copy has a little restoration, the work on it is professionally considered to be minor and therefore very close to its<B> </B></I>natural, original state. This is the first issue of the longest-running comic book series of all time (it's still going strong 70 years later) and the series that the company DC was named after! This was only the third title the company published, following <B>New Fun Comics</B></I> and <B>New Adventure Comics</B></I>. Overstreet ranks the premiere issue among the 15 most valuable comic books of all. A word about the cover: the character is often mistaken for Fu Manchu, and though that Sax Rohmer character did appear in later issues of <B>Detective</B></I>, the fellow you see here is Chin Lung, drawn by Vincent Sullivan. CGC notes, "Restoration includes: spine splits sealed, reinforced," and adds "1st 3 wraps married/trimmed." Overstreet 2007 GD 2.0 value = $9,150; VG 4.0 value = $18,300.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Comics - Slabbed (certified) (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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