We were just talking about Detective #28s and how tough they are. Here's one on ebay:

Detective Comics #28- CGC GRADED 3.5
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That was the most exciting auction I've ever seen.

In a furious round of bidding it hammered out at $1,075,000 with buyer's premium.

More on this later, when I catch my breath!

Yeah, it's restored, but who cares? Look at this book:

Not everything needs to be about big record prices. Whoever wins this will be a happy camper.

Had you thought about the first Joker cover recently? I hadn't. Then I saw this beauty:
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BATMAN 1 6.0 FINE CONDITION ORIGINAL 1940 RARE

Sold For: US $11,000.00 Seller: fun1215 ( 1206 )

Description:

Original Batman 1. Restored professionally to a 6.0. Very clean and great eye appeal. Very hard to find in any grade.

And the book:

If you have to ask what book, you're on the wrong blog

As of right now it's the 4th highest price ever for a comic. And there are 21 days to go.

Batman #5 CGC NM 9.2 White 1941 Error cover – Joker

Happy New Year!

What a cool book. I haven't seen Mark show up on this list for a while (if ever, actually.) Nice to see a cool book like this actually sell on eBay.

Sold For: US $17,000.00 Seller: dizneyart( 2826 )
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Detective Comics #27 (DC, 1939) CGC VF 8.0

From the Heritage newsletter:

This exceptional copy of the comic featuring the very first Batman story will be auctioned by Heritage in our February 25-27, 2010 event in Dallas. It's being sold without reserve.

CGC has graded the comic Very Fine 8.0. It's one of two in this grade on CGC's census, with none graded higher.

"This is probably the most desirable comic Heritage has ever auctioned," said Lon Allen, Director of Sales for the Comics division of Heritage. "The eye appeal is absolutely outstanding. Most comics from 1939 are smudged, torn, creased, and so on — this one's got really bright colors and looks fresh. It has no restoration which is a major plus as well. We've never handled a copy that's anywhere near this nice."

This amazing book is part of an excellent collection of highly desirable Golden Age known as the Pinnacle Hill Collection. Look for more on the book and the collection in the weeks to come!

If this book doesn't set the record for a price paid for a comic book it will be a bitterly disappointing result. Personally I'll be disappointed if it doesn't crack $500,000.

Put another way, this book is good enough that it should really give us an idea of what the ceiling is for comic book sales. If this sells for the $500,000 it deserves then all the talk of seven figures for the Allentown Detective 27 and the Church Action #1 become that much more realistic. If it fails to break that level, then maybe we have to set our sights a little lower.

ALEX ROSS ORIGINAL CATWOMAN ART PENCIL & INKED
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