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Ashcan edition, printed for purposes of copyrighting the title

Interior pages are from Detective Comics #1

Cover is the rejected artwork of Detective Comics #1

There are three copies known to exist:

One is said to be locked in a DC Comics vault

One graded 9.0 sold in 2010 for $50,000

One graded 9.2 sold in 2021 for $204,000

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Ashcan edition, printed for purposes of copyrighting the title

Interior pages are from Detective Comics #1

Cover is the rejected artwork of Detective Comics #1

There are three copies known to exist:

One is said to be locked in a DC Comics vault

One graded 9.0 sold in 2010 for $50,000

One graded 9.2 sold in 2021 for $204,000

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Series that introduced the Legion of Super-Heroes and other classic DC characters

Formerly titled New Adventure Comics

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Series that introduced the Legion of Super-Heroes and other classic DC characters

Formerly titled New Adventure Comics

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Advertisement for the 1939 World's Fair

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Advertisement for the 1939 World's Fair

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1st appearance and origin of Mr. Scarlet

First mention of Gotham City in comics

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1st appearance and origin of Mr. Scarlet

First mention of Gotham City in comics

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Formerly titled World's Best Comics

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Formerly titled World's Best Comics

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First team-up of two villains in a DC comic, Wotan and Ian Karkull

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First team-up of two villains in a DC comic, Wotan and Ian Karkull

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First appearance of Batman and Superman in a story together

Batman and Superman join the JSA as honorary members

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First appearance of Batman and Superman in a story together

Batman and Superman join the JSA as honorary members

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First artwork at DC by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby

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First artwork at DC by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby

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Milestone issue #100

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Milestone issue #100

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Origin of Superman retold

10 year anniversary of the Superman title

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Origin of Superman retold

10 year anniversary of the Superman title

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Anniversary of issue #100

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Anniversary of issue #100

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First horror title published by DC

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First horror title published by DC

🔮 DC Possibilities: Creepshow seems to be doing well for the Shudder streaming service which could give Warner Bros. confidence to delve into their deep catalog of horror anthology titles

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Milestone issue #200

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Milestone issue #200

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Milestone issue #100

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Milestone issue #100

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First issue of Action Comics published during the Silver-Age (1956-1970)

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First issue of Action Comics published during the Silver-Age (1956-1970)

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First issue of Batman published during the Silver Age

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First issue of Batman published during the Silver Age

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Milestone issue #100

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Milestone issue #100

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Anniversary issue contains a map of Krypton

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Anniversary issue contains a map of Krypton

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Anniversary of Action Comics issue #300

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Anniversary of Action Comics issue #300

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25th anniversary of Superman

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25th anniversary of Superman

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Debut artwork on the 'Batman' title by Neal Adams

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Debut artwork on the 'Batman' title by Neal Adams

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30th anniversary of Batman

Origin of Robin retold

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30th anniversary of Batman

Origin of Robin retold

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DC begins publishing Tarzan

Origin of Tarzan

Origin of John Carter Warlord of Mars

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DC begins publishing Tarzan

Origin of Tarzan

Origin of John Carter Warlord of Mars

Wonder Woman #204

DC ⋅ 1973

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$500

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1st appearance of Nubia, Wonder Woman's sister and the first black super-powered female in DC Comics

Death of I-Ching, killed by a sniper

Return of Wonder Woman's classic costume which had been absent since issue #179

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1st appearance of Nubia, Wonder Woman's sister and the first black super-powered female in DC Comics

Death of I-Ching, killed by a sniper

Return of Wonder Woman's classic costume which had been absent since issue #179

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First use of the iconic 'bullet' DC logo on an Our Army at War cover and the earliest registered use of the iconic logo on a DC periodical according to the Library of Congress filings and multiple solicitation resources that were published at the time

Final issue titled Our Army at War, retitled Sgt. Rock and continued with numbering

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First use of the iconic 'bullet' DC logo on an Our Army at War cover and the earliest registered use of the iconic logo on a DC periodical according to the Library of Congress filings and multiple solicitation resources that were published at the time

Final issue titled Our Army at War, retitled Sgt. Rock and continued with numbering

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Anniversary of Batman issue #300

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Anniversary of Batman issue #300

Batman #400

DC ⋅ 1986

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Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

Two-page introduction by Stephen King

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Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz

Two-page introduction by Stephen King

Action Comics #600

DC ⋅ 1988

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Anniversary issue celebrating Superman's 50th year

Cover art inspired by Superman Annual #7

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Anniversary issue celebrating Superman's 50th year

Cover art inspired by Superman Annual #7

Batman #700

DC ⋅ 2010

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$12

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Three Batmen are featured: Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne

Multiple other versions of Batman appear including Terry McGinnis, Batman Beyond with Damian Wayne as an aged Batman as his mentor

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Three Batmen are featured: Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne

Multiple other versions of Batman appear including Terry McGinnis, Batman Beyond with Damian Wayne as an aged Batman as his mentor

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Variant cover art by Mike Allred

75th Anniversary edition

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Variant cover art by Mike Allred

75th Anniversary edition

Batman #713

DC ⋅ 2011

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Final issue of volume 1 (1940-2011)

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Final issue of volume 1 (1940-2011)

Action Comics #1

DC ⋅ 2011

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Relaunch of Action Comics

1st appearance of Nyxly, the New 52 version of Mister Mxyzptlk‘s partner who first debuted as Miss Gzptlsnz in Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #52 (1961)

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Relaunch of Action Comics

1st appearance of Nyxly, the New 52 version of Mister Mxyzptlk‘s partner who first debuted as Miss Gzptlsnz in Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #52 (1961)

Batman #1

DC ⋅ 2011

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$30

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Premiere issue of the second standalone Batman title

1st appearance of Lincoln March

1st cameo appearance of Harper Row, later becomes Bluebird

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Premiere issue of the second standalone Batman title

1st appearance of Lincoln March

1st cameo appearance of Harper Row, later becomes Bluebird

Detective Comics #46

DC ⋅ 2015

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First ongoing printed attribution given to Bill Finger as co-creator of Batman in the Detective Comics title

75 years after Batman debuted, Bill Finger’s granddaughter settled a court case with DC to award credit to her deceased grandfather for the creation of Batman

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First ongoing printed attribution given to Bill Finger as co-creator of Batman in the Detective Comics title

75 years after Batman debuted, Bill Finger’s granddaughter settled a court case with DC to award credit to her deceased grandfather for the creation of Batman

Action Comics #1000

DC ⋅ 2018

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1st appearance of Rogol Zaar, a villain named after the doctor who saved Brian Michael Bendis's life after he contracted MRSA

Cover art by Jim Lee

Interior stories and art by various notable creators

Includes a previously unpublished Curt Swan illustrated story

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1st appearance of Rogol Zaar, a villain named after the doctor who saved Brian Michael Bendis's life after he contracted MRSA

Cover art by Jim Lee

Interior stories and art by various notable creators

Includes a previously unpublished Curt Swan illustrated story

	Publisher	Low	Mid	High
Action Comics #1	DC	$11.5k	$38k	$115k
Adventure Comics #32	DC	$900	$3k	$9k
Action Comics #15	DC	$2.8k	$8.5k	$28k
Wow Comics #1	Fawcett	$1.2k	$3.6k	$16k
World's Finest Comics #2	DC	$1k	$3k	$10k
More Fun Comics #70	DC	$320	$925	$3.2k
All-Star Comics #7	DC	$300	$1k	$3k
Adventure Comics #72	DC	$875	$2.6k	$11k
Detective Comics #100	DC	$180	$600	$1.8k
Superman #53	DC	$400	$1.2k	$4k
Sensation Comics #100	DC	$100	$300	$1.1k
House of Mystery #1	DC	$250	$750	$2.7k
Detective Comics #200	DC	$120	$400	$1.2k
Batman #100	DC	$270	$810	$3.3k
Action Comics #221	DC	$45	$135	$480
Batman #103	DC	$110	$385	$1.1k
Wonder Woman #100	DC	$100	$300	$1k
Superboy #100	DC	$15	$45	$225
Action Comics #300	DC	$10	$30	$170
Superman Annual #7	DC	$12	$40	$120
Batman #200	DC	$25	$90	$250
Batman #213	DC	$15	$50	$150
Tarzan #207	DC	$4	$12	$55
Wonder Woman #204	DC	$50	$150	$500
Our Army at War #301	DC	$1	$2	$10
Batman #300	DC	$3	$10	$35
Batman #400	DC	$3	$8	$25
Action Comics #600	DC	$1	$2	$5
Batman #700	DC	$1	$3	$12
Teen Titans #86	DC	$5	$15	$55
Batman #713	DC	$1	$2	$8
Action Comics #1	DC	$2	$2	$5
Batman #1	DC	$3	$9	$30
Detective Comics #46	DC	$1	$2	$3
Action Comics #1000	DC	$1	$2	$6

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DC History

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Action Comics #1

Ashcan ⋅ DC ⋅ 1937

Action Comics #1

Ashcan ⋅ DC ⋅ 1937

Key Facts

Ashcan edition, printed for purposes of copyrighting the title

Interior pages are from Detective Comics #1

Cover is the rejected artwork of Detective Comics #1

There are three copies known to exist:

One is said to be locked in a DC Comics vault

One graded 9.0 sold in 2010 for $50,000

One graded 9.2 sold in 2021 for $204,000

Key Facts

Ashcan edition, printed for purposes of copyrighting the title

Interior pages are from Detective Comics #1

Cover is the rejected artwork of Detective Comics #1

There are three copies known to exist:

One is said to be locked in a DC Comics vault

One graded 9.0 sold in 2010 for $50,000

One graded 9.2 sold in 2021 for $204,000

Adventure Comics #32

DC ⋅ 1938

Adventure Comics #32

DC ⋅ 1938

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Series that introduced the Legion of Super-Heroes and other classic DC characters

Formerly titled New Adventure Comics

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Series that introduced the Legion of Super-Heroes and other classic DC characters

Formerly titled New Adventure Comics

Action Comics #15

DC ⋅ 1939

Action Comics #15

DC ⋅ 1939

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Advertisement for the 1939 World's Fair

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Advertisement for the 1939 World's Fair

Wow Comics #1

Fawcett ⋅ 1940

Wow Comics #1

Fawcett ⋅ 1940

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1st appearance and origin of Mr. Scarlet

First mention of Gotham City in comics

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1st appearance and origin of Mr. Scarlet

First mention of Gotham City in comics

World's Finest Comics #2

DC ⋅ 1941

World's Finest Comics #2

DC ⋅ 1941

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Formerly titled World's Best Comics

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Formerly titled World's Best Comics

More Fun Comics #70

DC ⋅ 1941

More Fun Comics #70

DC ⋅ 1941

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First team-up of two villains in a DC comic, Wotan and Ian Karkull

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First team-up of two villains in a DC comic, Wotan and Ian Karkull

All-Star Comics #7

DC ⋅ 1941

All-Star Comics #7

DC ⋅ 1941

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First appearance of Batman and Superman in a story together

Batman and Superman join the JSA as honorary members

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First appearance of Batman and Superman in a story together

Batman and Superman join the JSA as honorary members

Adventure Comics #72

DC ⋅ 1942

Adventure Comics #72

DC ⋅ 1942