Key Issue
May 10, 1939

Detective Comics #27

Key Issue
First Appearance of Batman; First Appearance of Bruce Wayne; First Appearance of James Gordon;
Script Writer
Bill Finger
Charles Biro
Gardner Fox
Jerry Siegel
Jim Chambers
Gardner F. Fox
Tom Hickey
Leo O'Mealia
Paul Gustavson
Sven Elven
Russell Cole
Artist
Bob Kane
Charles Biro
Fred Guardineer
Homer Fleming
Joe Shuster
Jim Chambers
Tom Hickey
Leo O'Mealia
Paul Gustavson
Sven Elven
Russell Cole
Publisher
DC Comics
Editor
Vincent Sullivan
Publication Date
May 10, 1939
Cover Price
$0.10
Page Count
68 pages

What's it Worth?

Building Tables

Graded Population

CGC Title
Publisher
Date
Verify
Detective Comics #27
D.C. Comics
5/39
Verify
All Grades
76
Population Share
Universal
37
48.7% of pop
Signature
0
0% of pop
Restored
37
48.7% of pop
Qualified
1
1.3% of pop
Conserved
1
1.3% of pop
9.4
0
--
0
--
1
top 2.7%
0
--
0
--
9.2
1
top 2.7%
0
--
2
top 8.1%
0
--
0
--
9.0
0
--
0
--
2
top 13.5%
0
--
0
--
8.5
1
top 5.4%
0
--
3
top 21.6%
0
--
0
--
8.0
2
top 10.8%
0
--
2
top 27%
0
--
0
--
7.5
2
top 16.2%
0
--
6
top 43.2%
0
--
0
--
7.0
2
top 21.6%
0
--
8
top 64.9%
0
--
0
--
6.5
6
top 37.8%
0
--
2
top 70.3%
0
--
0
--
6.0
2
top 43.2%
0
--
2
top 75.7%
0
--
1
top 100%
5.5
2
top 48.6%
0
--
2
top 81.1%
0
--
0
--
5.0
2
top 54.1%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
4.5
1
top 56.8%
0
--
2
top 86.5%
0
--
0
--
4.0
3
top 64.9%
0
--
1
top 89.2%
0
--
0
--
3.5
1
top 67.6%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
3.0
3
top 75.7%
0
--
1
top 91.9%
0
--
0
--
2.5
2
top 81.1%
0
--
0
--
1
top 100%
0
--
2.0
1
top 83.8%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
1.8
1
top 86.5%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
1.5
0
--
0
--
2
top 97.3%
0
--
0
--
1.0
1
top 89.2%
0
--
0
--
0
--
0
--
0.5
4
top 100%
0
--
1
top 100%
0
--
0
--

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