Filter is the KING of this feature. He's sold the #1 book in more weeks than I can count.
eBay: Batman 1 CGC 8.0 VF 1st app Joker & Catwoman
Final Tally: $13,500.00 Seller: filter81
Here's the description:
"Up for sale in this auction is a Batman 1 CGC 8.0 with Off-White pages and Extensive Professional restoration. This comic will instantly become the centerpiece of anybody's collection!!! The CGC label reads "Color touch, pieces added, reinforcement, tear seals, cleaned." The CGC serial number is 0017204002. The CGC label also notes that the book has married pages.
Batman #1 is full of comic book history! It contains the first appearance of the Joker, and the first appearance of Catwoman (the first villainess in comics). The comic also contains the origin of Batman as well as artwork by the legendary Bob Kane! For all these reasons, Overstreet has this comic listed as the 6th most valuable comic book ever published, with a top guide value of $150,000!
The last Extensively restored CGC 8.0 Batman 1 to sell at auction sold for $13,800 back in February 2005. Of course, since then the Batman movie was released and demand for all things Batman related has gone up. In fact, a heavily restored VG Batman 1 sold on eBay on October 7th for $8500!!!
Another website currently has a Batman 1 CGC 9.0 unrestored for sale with an asking price of $349,000 and a high bid of $240,000! With high grade Unrestored Batman 1s now selling for upwards of 6 figures, and even low grade restored copies inching closer to the $10,000 mark, here is a chance to buy a high grade copy at a great price!"