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Detective Comics #31 (DC, 1939) CGC Apparent GD+

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,400.00 USD Estimated At:1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD
Detective Comics #31 (DC, 1939) CGC Apparent GD+
<B>Detective Comics #31 (DC, 1939) CGC Apparent GD+ 2.5 Slight (A) Cream to off-white pages.</B></I> This issue has been creeping higher and higher in Overstreet's Top Golden Age Books ranking (it's now at #16) mostly thanks to the classic cover by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. The inside of the comic also had a number of famous firsts, namely the debuts of the Batplane (called Batgyro here) and the Batarang (spelled "Baterang" in this early appearance). It's also got the first appearance of Bruce Wayne's fiancee, Julie Madison. This copy, like the <B>Detective</B></I> #27 and <B>Batman</B></I> #1 we're offering in this auction, is from the collection of Tom Fagan of Rutland, VT, the erstwhile co-editor of an early Batman fanzine who was immortalized to all Bat-fans in the "Night of the Reaper" story in <B>Batman</B></I> #237. CGC notes, "Restoration includes: moderate amount of color touch, staples replaced. (Top & bottom edge of cover trimmed)(Tape on cover, and also, "Cover trimmed." Overstreet 2007 GD 2.0 value = $3,400. <I> From the Tom Fagan Diamond Run Collection.</B></I><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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