Detective comics comic books issue 27

Cover art by Bob Kane. 1st appearance of Batman and Commissioner Gordon. The Case of the Chemical Syndicate starring The Bat-Man (as he's called in the story), script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane. The Killers of Kurdistan starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, script by Gardner Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Bullet Bluff starring Buck Marshall, Range Detective, art by Homer Fleming. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. The Crimson Avenger story, script and art by Jim Chambers. Death on the Airwaves text story by Gardner F. Fox (as Paul Dean), art by Fred Guardineer. Bruce Nelson story, script and art by Tom Hickey. The Mysterious Doctor Fu Manchu story, script and art by Leo O'Mealia. Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story, script and art by Sven Elven. Plain Clothes Pete story, script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger). Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Ad for All-American #2 and Movie Comics #2. 64 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Greg Capullo. Written by John Layman & Various. Art by Jason Fabok & Various. DC Entertainment presents this mega-sized issue featuring an all-star roster of Batman creators past and present! Don't miss a modern-day retelling of The Dark Knight's origin by the incredible team of writer Brad Meltzer and artist Bryan Hitch! Plus, all-new stories by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy, Peter J. Tomasi and Ian Bertram, writer/artist Francesco Francavilla, Mike W. Barr and Guillem March, Gregg Hurwitz and Neal Adams and more! Also in this issue, John Layman and Jason Fabok kick off the new storyline 'GOTHTOPIA'! Gothtopia: Part 1 of 3 - It's a bright, shiny, happy place where dreams come true...as long as you don't look at things too closely. Plus: pin-ups by Mike Allred, Graham Nolan, Kelley Jones, Patrick Gleason and Jock. Cover price $7.99.

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Add to cart CGC 9.8 $49.00 View scan Paper: White Miller Variant Cover. Label #1258202009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Variant Cover by Frank Miller. Written by John Layman & Various. Art by Jason Fabok & Various. DC Entertainment presents this mega-sized issue featuring an all-star roster of Batman creators past and present! Don't miss a modern-day retelling of The Dark Knight's origin by the incredible team of writer Brad Meltzer and artist Bryan Hitch! Plus, all-new stories by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy, Peter J. Tomasi and Ian Bertram, writer/artist Francesco Francavilla, Mike W. Barr and Guillem March, Gregg Hurwitz and Neal Adams and more! Also in this issue, John Layman and Jason Fabok kick off the new storyline 'GOTHTOPIA'! Gothtopia: Part 1 of 3 - It's a bright, shiny, happy place where dreams come true...as long as you don't look at things too closely. Plus: pin-ups by Mike Allred, Graham Nolan, Kelley Jones, Patrick Gleason and Jock. Cover price $7.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Chris Burnham. Written by John Layman & Various. Art by Jason Fabok & Various. DC Entertainment presents this mega-sized issue featuring an all-star roster of Batman creators past and present! Don't miss a modern-day retelling of The Dark Knight's origin by the incredible team of writer Brad Meltzer and artist Bryan Hitch! Plus, all-new stories by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy, Peter J. Tomasi and Ian Bertram, writer/artist Francesco Francavilla, Mike W. Barr and Guillem March, Gregg Hurwitz and Neal Adams and more! Also in this issue, John Layman and Jason Fabok kick off the new storyline 'GOTHTOPIA'! Gothtopia: Part 1 of 3 - It's a bright, shiny, happy place where dreams come true...as long as you don't look at things too closely. Plus: pin-ups by Mike Allred, Graham Nolan, Kelley Jones, Patrick Gleason and Jock. Cover price $3.99.

NOTE: This issue was originally polybagged with a digital download code and may or may not be polybagged when purchased. Cover by Greg Capullo. Written by John Layman & Various. Art by Jason Fabok & Various. DC Entertainment presents this mega-sized issue featuring an all-star roster of Batman creators past and present! Don't miss a modern-day retelling of The Dark Knight's origin by the incredible team of writer Brad Meltzer and artist Bryan Hitch! Plus, all-new stories by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy, Peter J. Tomasi and Ian Bertram, writer/artist Francesco Francavilla, Mike W. Barr and Guillem March, Gregg Hurwitz and Neal Adams and more! Also in this issue, John Layman and Jason Fabok kick off the new storyline 'GOTHTOPIA'! Gothtopia: Part 1 of 3 - It's a bright, shiny, happy place where dreams come true...as long as you don't look at things too closely. Plus: pin-ups by Mike Allred, Graham Nolan, Kelley Jones, Patrick Gleason and Jock. Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Tony Daniel. Written by John Layman & Various. Art by Jason Fabok & Various. DC Entertainment presents this mega-sized issue featuring an all-star roster of Batman creators past and present! Don't miss a modern-day retelling of The Dark Knight's origin by the incredible team of writer Brad Meltzer and artist Bryan Hitch! Plus, all-new stories by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy, Peter J. Tomasi and Ian Bertram, writer/artist Francesco Francavilla, Mike W. Barr and Guillem March, Gregg Hurwitz and Neal Adams and more! Also in this issue, John Layman and Jason Fabok kick off the new storyline 'GOTHTOPIA'! Gothtopia: Part 1 of 3 - It's a bright, shiny, happy place where dreams come true...as long as you don't look at things too closely. Plus: pin-ups by Mike Allred, Graham Nolan, Kelley Jones, Patrick Gleason and Jock. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 50 Variant Cover by Jim Lee. Written by John Layman & Various. Art by Jason Fabok & Various. DC Entertainment presents this mega-sized issue featuring an all-star roster of Batman creators past and present! Don't miss a modern-day retelling of The Dark Knight's origin by the incredible team of writer Brad Meltzer and artist Bryan Hitch! Plus, all-new stories by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy, Peter J. Tomasi and Ian Bertram, writer/artist Francesco Francavilla, Mike W. Barr and Guillem March, Gregg Hurwitz and Neal Adams and more! Also in this issue, John Layman and Jason Fabok kick off the new storyline 'GOTHTOPIA'! Gothtopia: Part 1 of 3 - It's a bright, shiny, happy place where dreams come true...as long as you don't look at things too closely. Plus: pin-ups by Mike Allred, Graham Nolan, Kelley Jones, Patrick Gleason and Jock. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 100 Variant Cover by Jason Fabok. Written by John Layman & Various. Art by Jason Fabok & Various. DC Entertainment presents this mega-sized issue featuring an all-star roster of Batman creators past and present! Don't miss a modern-day retelling of The Dark Knight's origin by the incredible team of writer Brad Meltzer and artist Bryan Hitch! Plus, all-new stories by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy, Peter J. Tomasi and Ian Bertram, writer/artist Francesco Francavilla, Mike W. Barr and Guillem March, Gregg Hurwitz and Neal Adams and more! Also in this issue, John Layman and Jason Fabok kick off the new storyline 'GOTHTOPIA'! Gothtopia: Part 1 of 3 - It's a bright, shiny, happy place where dreams come true...as long as you don't look at things too closely. Plus: pin-ups by Mike Allred, Graham Nolan, Kelley Jones, Patrick Gleason and Jock. Cover price $3.99.

Auction Item: CGC 9.8 View scans Auction opens December 23 Paper: White Label #4212934013

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Cover by Bob Kane. Written by Bill Finger and Gardner Fox and Jerry Siegel and others. Art by Bob Kane and Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring and others. Own a copy of Batmans first appearance in the pages of Detective Comics with this facsimile version of Detective Comics #27, starring the Dark Knight Detective in The Case of Chemical Syndicate. This edition also includes re-creations of the original vintage ads plus the complete backup stories featuring Speed Saunders, Buck Marshall, the Crimson Avenger, Slam Bradley, and more! 64 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $6.99.

Comic Mint Convention Edition Foil Cover. Cover by Bob Kane. Written by Bill Finger and Gardner Fox and Jerry Siegel and others. Art by Bob Kane and Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring and others. Own a copy of Batman's first appearance in the pages of Detective Comics with this facsimile version of Detective Comics #27, starring the Dark Knight Detective in The Case of Chemical Syndicate. This edition also includes re-creations of the original vintage ads plus the complete backup stories featuring Speed Saunders, Buck Marshall, the Crimson Avenger, Slam Bradley, and more! 64 pages, full color. Rated T+

Frankie's Comics Exclusive "Blank" Variant Cover. Written by Bill Finger and Gardner Fox and Jerry Siegel and others. Art by Bob Kane and Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring and others. Own a copy of Batman's first appearance in the pages of Detective Comics with this facsimile version of Detective Comics #27, starring the Dark Knight Detective in The Case of Chemical Syndicate. This edition also includes re-creations of the original vintage ads plus the complete backup stories featuring Speed Saunders, Buck Marshall, the Crimson Avenger, Slam Bradley, and more! 64 pages, full color. Rated T+

WhatNot Exclusive Variant Cover by Aaron Bartling. Written by Bill Finger and Gardner Fox and Jerry Siegel and others. Art by Bob Kane and Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring and others. Own a copy of Batman's first appearance in the pages of Detective Comics with this facsimile version of Detective Comics #27, starring the Dark Knight Detective in The Case of Chemical Syndicate. This edition also includes re-creations of the original vintage ads plus the complete backup stories featuring Speed Saunders, Buck Marshall, the Crimson Avenger, Slam Bradley, and more! 64 pages, full color. Rated T+

WhatNot Exclusive Minimal Trade Dress Cover by Aaron Bartling. Written by Bill Finger and Gardner Fox and Jerry Siegel and others. Art by Bob Kane and Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring and others. Own a copy of Batman's first appearance in the pages of Detective Comics with this facsimile version of Detective Comics #27, starring the Dark Knight Detective in The Case of Chemical Syndicate. This edition also includes re-creations of the original vintage ads plus the complete backup stories featuring Speed Saunders, Buck Marshall, the Crimson Avenger, Slam Bradley, and more! 64 pages, full color. Rated T+

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Cover by Bob Kane. Written by Bill Finger, Jerry Siegel, Russell Cole, Gardner Fox and More. Art by Bob Kane, Joe Shuster, Fred Guardineer, Paul Gustavson and More. 64 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $7.99.

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Blank Sketch Cover. Written by Bill Finger, Jerry Siegel, Russell Cole, Gardner Fox and More. Art by Bob Kane, Joe Shuster, Fred Guardineer, Paul Gustavson and More. 68 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $8.99.

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Cover by Bob Kane. Written by Bill Finger, Jerry Siegel, Russell Cole, Gardner Fox and More. Art by Bob Kane, Joe Shuster, Fred Guardineer, Paul Gustavson and More. 64 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $9.99.

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Direct Edition. WRITTEN BY BOB KANE, FRED GUARDINEER, JERRY SIEGEL, AND VARIOUS; ART BY KANE, GUARDINEER, JOE SHUSTER, H. FLEMING, JIM CHAMBERS, TOM HICKEY, SVEN ELVEN, AND VARIOUS; COVER BY KANE. The first appearance of the Batman and an early story of Siegel's and Shuster's Slam Bradley are among the highlights of this reprint of this legendary 1939 comic. For more information, see the feature article. FC, 64 PG." Cover price $3.95.

Newsstand Edition. WRITTEN BY BOB KANE, FRED GUARDINEER, JERRY SIEGEL, AND VARIOUS; ART BY KANE, GUARDINEER, JOE SHUSTER, H. FLEMING, JIM CHAMBERS, TOM HICKEY, SVEN ELVEN, AND VARIOUS; COVER BY KANE. The first appearance of the Batman and an early story of Siegel's and Shuster's Slam Bradley are among the highlights of this reprint of this legendary 1939 comic. For more information, see the feature article. FC, 64 PG." Cover price $3.95.

Auction Item: CGC 9.8 View scans Auction opens January 4 Paper: White REPRINT. Label #1618534087	Add to cart CGC 9.8 $165.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Reprint. Label #1618534089 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $279.99 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Oreo Cookies Giveaway. Label #0002095-AA-003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 9.8 $299.99 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White REPRINT. Label #4341318001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Add to cart CGC 9.8 $309.99 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Reprint Label #0281999005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart NM- 9.2 $80.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $70.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $80.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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Oreo Cookie promotional comic from 1984. Reprints Batman cover and story from Detective #27, plus Robin origin from Detective #38, and first Joker appearance from Batman #1. 32-pages, all newsprint, full-color standard comic book size.

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Batman Day Special Edition - Cover by Greg Capullo. Stories by Bill Finger, Brad Meltzer and Scott Snyder. Art by Bob Kane, Bryan Hitch, Sean Murphy and designer Chip Kidd. In his 75 years, Batman has been the central figure at the forefront of graphic storytelling. From the printed page to the big screen, Bob Kane's creation has never been a more significant fixture in popular culture the world over. This BATMAN 75 DAY COMIC 2014, free for a limited time, features "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate," the Dark Knight's origin from DETECTIVE COMICS #27 in 1939, as well as a retelling of the story by New York Times bestselling novelist Brad Meltzer and illustrator Bryan Hitch, along with another short story, "Twenty-Seven," by current BATMAN scribe Scott Snyder and artist Sean Murphy. Also included is a sneak peek at the reimagining of Batman's 1939 comic book debut, designed by Chip Kidd with a script by Meltzer. Join us as we celebrate the Dark Knight's 75th anniversary! 40 pages, 5 1/2-in. x 10-in., full color. Rated T. Cover price $3.99.

Fan Expo 2017 exclusive cover by Jason Fabok. Reprints Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) #27. 1st appearance of Batman and Commissioner Gordon. The Case of the Chemical Syndicate starring The Bat-Man (as he's called in the story), script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane. The Killers of Kurdistan starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, script by Gardner Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Bullet Bluff starring Buck Marshall, Range Detective, art by Homer Fleming. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. The Crimson Avenger story, script and art by Jim Chambers. Death on the Airwaves text story by Gardner F. Fox (as Paul Dean), art by Fred Guardineer. Bruce Nelson story, script and art by Tom Hickey. The Mysterious Doctor Fu Manchu story, script and art by Leo O'Mealia. Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story, script and art by Sven Elven. Plain Clothes Pete story, script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger). Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Cover price $3.99.

Special Convention Acetate Edition Cover by Jason Fabok. Reprints Detective Comics #27, the first appearance of Batman.

Fan Expo 2017 exclusive acetate sketch cover by Jason Fabok. Reprints Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) #27. 1st appearance of Batman and Commissioner Gordon. The Case of the Chemical Syndicate starring The Bat-Man (as he's called in the story), script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane. The Killers of Kurdistan starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, script by Gardner Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Bullet Bluff starring Buck Marshall, Range Detective, art by Homer Fleming. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. The Crimson Avenger story, script and art by Jim Chambers. Death on the Airwaves text story by Gardner F. Fox (as Paul Dean), art by Fred Guardineer. Bruce Nelson story, script and art by Tom Hickey. The Mysterious Doctor Fu Manchu story, script and art by Leo O'Mealia. Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story, script and art by Sven Elven. Plain Clothes Pete story, script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger). Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Cover price $3.99.

Free Comic giveaway from SoHo News International in NYC. Celebrate Batman's 85th Anniversary with the very first appearance of the Bat-Man in the story "The Case of the Criminal Syndicate!" This issue also features the first appearances of Commissioner Gordon and the revelation of the Bat-Man's secret identity as Bruce Wayne. Written by Bill Finger, Paul Gustavson, Jerry Siegel, Russell Cole, Gardner Fox, Sven Elven, Tommy Hickey, Sax Rohmer Jim Chambers, Charles Biro. Art by Paul Gustavson, Bob Kane, Homer Fleming, Fred Guardineer, Russell Cole, Joe Shuster, Sven Elven, Tommy Hickey, Jim Chambers, Charles Biro, Lee O'Mealia. 26 pages, full color.

New Zealand Mint produced replica of the original 1939 Detective Comics #37 cover. Made from 35g of .999 fine silver. Cover price $0.10.

Cover to Detective Comics #27 (1st appearance of Batman) is reproduced in this collectible metal sign. Measures 8" x 11" and has a hangar and easel on the back for easy display.