The 3rd most valuable comic book in the world surfaces? Or is it another copy? I'm going to be clicking refresh on the CGC forum thread until I get some answers.
Will it be at Baltimore?
(I will be, by the way. I'm not setting up, so it's going to be purely shopping/hanging out with my geeky brethren.)
Detective Comics #33 CGC 3.0 1st told Origin Batman
Sold For: US $10,999.00 Seller: mbhighlander63 (3203)
Description:
Detective Comics #33 CGC 3.0 White pages. Unrestored.
Features the 4th ever Batman cover and the 1st told origin. Classic Batman cover by Bob Kane that shows Batman with a gun holster. This mega golden age key also includes a Batman with a smoking gun panel at end of story. Gerber Rating of 6 (uncommon) estimated between 50 to 200 exist. Most likely there are closer to 80 that may exist with atleast 50% of those are restored. CGC case is clean.
CGC Notes: #0956629001. Universal. White pages. Origin of Batman. Batman has gun holster on cover. 4th Batman cover Bob Kane c/a. One piece of tape on cover & interior cover. 6 pieces of tape on centerfold. Small piece out of margin on last page effects story art. 11/39
And the book:
Strong result, I think. I know it's only around a 10% bump from the last sale, but that was an aggressive number at the time, so any improvement should be looked on as a positive.
We were just talking about Detective #28s and how tough they are. Here's one on ebay:
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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