Bob Kane

DC May 1939

Detective Comics #27

Detective Comics #27
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1st appearance of Batman
1st appearance of Commissioner Gordon
💰 Detective Comics #27 has sold for over one million dollars 6x with a record high sale in 6.5 for $1.8 million (April 2024)
DC Jul 1939

Detective Comics #29

Detective Comics #29
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3rd appearance of Batman
2nd cover appearance of Batman
1st appearance of Doctor Death, the first Batman villain
Debut of Batman's utility belt
DC Sep 1939

Detective Comics #31

Detective Comics #31
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1st appearance of The Monk, Batman's first costumed enemy
1st appearance of Julie Madison, Bruce Wayne's girlfriend
5th appearance of Batman
Debut of the Batgyro, an airborn vehicle later replaced by the Batplane
Debut of the Batarang
Stories take place in New York City
DC Nov 1939

Detective Comics #33

Detective Comics #33
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Origin and 7th appearance of Batman
1st appearance of Joe Chill
1st appearance and death of Thomas and Martha Wayne
Cover art depicts Batman with a gun
DC Jan 1940

Batman #2

Canadian
Batman #2
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2nd appearance of the Joker
2nd appearance of Catwoman, Selina Kyle and first time she is referred to as Cat Woman, used interchangeably with The Cat
DC Apr 1940

Batman #1

Batman #1
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1st appearance of the Joker
1st appearance of the Cat, Selina Kyle, later becomes Catwoman
Debut of the first Batplane which has multiple designs from one issue to the next including Batman #3 and Batman #4
💰 Batman #1 sold for over one million dollars 4x with a record-high in 9.4 for $6,000,000
DC Apr 1940

Batman #1

Error
Batman #1
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Scarce printing variant, identified by the absence of a period before the issue number '1'
1st appearance of the Joker and the Cat aka Catwoman
DC Jul 1940

Batman #2

Batman #2
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2nd appearance of the Joker
2nd appearance of Catwoman, Selina Kyle and first time she is referred to as Cat Woman, used interchangeably with The Cat
DC Aug 1940

Batman #3

Batman #3
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Debut of the first Catwoman costume, a mask resembling an actual cat
1st appearance of Puppet Master
DC Dec 1940

Batman #4

Batman #4
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Batman's code of ethics to not kill is established
First mention of Gotham City
1st appearance of Jack of Diamonds aka Dr. Deegan
1st appearance of Jimmy McCoy, a gangster
[August 2025 - Jimmy McCoy is seen on a newspaper prop used in the Clayface movie]
DC Jan 1942

Superboy Ashcan

Ashcan
Superboy
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Ashcan edition, published to establish title trademark
Submitted to secure the 'Superboy' title three years prior to the introduction of the character and seven years before a Superboy title was launched
Reprinted cover from Detective Comics #57 with interior pages from Action Comics #38
DC Oct 1942

Batman #13

Batman #13
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Guest appearances by New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio and Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel
DC Feb 1943

Batman #15

Batman #15
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Cover depicting Batman uncharacteristically using a firearm, in this case a gatling gun

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