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Detective Comics #524
DC ⋅ 1983
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Detective Comics #524
 
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$5
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$18
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$70

Key Facts

1st full appearance of Killer Croc

Batman #357 is commonly cited as Killer Croc's first appearance but he appears no different in his first cameo appearance in Detective Comics #523 than he does in Batman #357. In this issue, it is revealed that the previously obscured figure has crocodile features

2nd cameo appearance of Jason Todd, in one panel, mentioned by name

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm #1
DC ⋅ 1993
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm #1
 
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$2
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$9

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Phantasm, Andrea Beaumont, in comics

Character adapted from the animated movie 'Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'

Issue went on sale December 1993, released simultaneously with the red cover Deluxe Edition

A promotional mini-comic was included with the VHS tape which was released in May 1994

Detective Comics #583
DC ⋅ 1988
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Detective Comics #583
 
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$3
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$9
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$30

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1st appearance of Scarface & Ventriloquist

[August 2022 - rumored to appear in Penguin spin-off series on HBO Max]

Batman #609
DC ⋅ 2003
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Batman #609
 
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$4
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$12
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$40

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1st appearance of Thomas Elliot, later revealed to be Hush

[March 2022 - the Batman movie tie-in website rataalada.com posted an image of a riddle that rewards puzzle-solvers with a video of Thomas Wayne's mayoral campaign ad which briefly splashes the word HUSH! across the screen]

Detective Comics #31
DC ⋅ 1939
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Detective Comics #31
 
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$410k

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1st appearance of The Monk, Batman's first costumed enemy

1st appearance of Julie Madison, Bruce Wayne's girlfriend

5th appearance of Batman

Debut of the Batgyro, an airborn vehicle later replaced by the Batplane

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Debut of the Batarang

Stories take place in New York City

šŸ“£ Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

2.5 sold for $90,000 [$87,000 in 2021] +3%

Batman #2
DC ⋅ 2011
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Batman #2
 
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$3
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$12

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1st appearance of The Talon, William Cobb, an assassin for the Court of Owls and the great-grandfather of Dick Grayson

Detective Comics #411
DC ⋅ 1971
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Detective Comics #411
 
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$70
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$270
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$780

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1st appearance and cover of Talia al Ghul, daughter of Ra's al Ghul

Detective Comics #140
DC ⋅ 1948
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Detective Comics #140
 
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$6.4k
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$38.3k

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1st appearance and origin of The Riddler

Batman Adventures #12
DC ⋅ 1993
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Batman Adventures #12
 
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$120
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$400
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$1.2k

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1st appearance of Harley Quinn in a standard comic

[August 2022 - Lady Gaga confirmed to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the Joker movie sequel as Harley Quinn / March 2023 - a set photo from the Joker sequel provides a first look at Lady Gaga as Harley]

šŸ„ˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

NEWSSTAND 3.0 sold for $351 [$330 in Sep] +6%

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For value context, in 2022 a 3.0 Direct sold for $300

Detective Comics #298
DC ⋅ 1961
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Detective Comics #298
 
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$200
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$800
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$2k

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1st appearance of the second Clayface, Matt Hagen, a scuba diver who had come into contact with a clay-like substance that compromised his molecular structure

[March 2023 - Deadline reports: sources are telling us that scripts are constantly changing, and that Clayface is a big addition to Matt Reevesā€™ The Batman 2 (version of character is unspecified). Deadline continues by writing: letā€™s wait until the dust settles here and something moves forward. It remains to be seen whether Clayface is a connection between The Batman 2 Elseworlds or Gunn's DC slate]

Batman #386
DC ⋅ 1985
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Batman #386
 
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$20
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$75

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1st appearance of Black Mask, a crime boss who wore a mask carved from the casket lid of his deceased father

Detective Comics #66
DC ⋅ 1942
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Detective Comics #66
 
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$2.5k
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$9.5k
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$25k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Two-Face

1st appearance of Gilda Dent, the wife of Harvey Dent

1st appearance of Salvatore Maroni, a mob boss

[March 2023 - Clancy Brown has been cast as Sal Maroni in the Penguin HBO Max spin-off]

Detective Comics #58
DC ⋅ 1941
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Detective Comics #58
 
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$35k

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1st appearance of the Penguin

[March 2022 - Colin Farrell will reprise the Penguin in an HBO Max spin-off]

šŸ„ˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

1.8 sold for $5,250 [$4,350 in 2021] +21%

Batman #1
DC ⋅ 1940
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Batman #1
 
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$72k
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$205k
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$1.5M

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Joker

1st appearance of the Cat, Selina Kyle, later becomes Catwoman

Debut of the first Batplane which has multiple designs from one issue to the next including Batman #3 and Batman #4

šŸ’° Batman #1 sold for over one million dollars 3x with a record-high in 9.4 for $2,220,000

Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1
DC ⋅ 1993
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Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1
 
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$100

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1st appearance, cover and origin of Bane

šŸ“– Knightfall Reading Order: next Batman #484

World's Finest Comics #3
DC ⋅ 1941
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World's Finest Comics #3
 
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$4k
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$13.9k

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1st appearance of the Scarecrow

Batman #49
DC ⋅ 1948
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Batman #49
 
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$11.9k

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1st appearance of the Mad Hatter, Jervis Tetch

1st appearance of Vicki Vale

Batman #59
DC ⋅ 1950
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Batman #59
 
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$5k

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1st appearance of Deadshot, a mercenary

Batman #121
DC ⋅ 1959
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Batman #121
 
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$11.7k

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1st appearance and origin of Mr. Freeze, initially named Mr. Zero, later renamed Mr. Freeze in Detective Comics #373

Batman #155
DC ⋅ 1963
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Batman #155
 
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$215
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$840
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$2.1k

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1st appearance of the Penguin in the Silver Age

Batman #181
DC ⋅ 1966
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Batman #181
 
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$6k

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1st appearance of Poison Ivy, Pamela Isley

Interior pin-up poster of Batman and Robin included

Detective Comics #184
DC ⋅ 1952
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Detective Comics #184
 
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$3.5k

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1st appearance of Firefly, Garfield Lynns

Batman #189
DC ⋅ 1967
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Batman #189
 
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$180
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$1.7k

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1st appearance of the Scarecrow in the Silver Age and 3rd appearance overall

Introduction of Scarecrow chemicals to elicit fear

[October 2023 - a Scarecrow project is rumored to be in development]

Batman #232
DC ⋅ 1971
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Batman #232
 
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1st appearance of Ra's al Ghul

2nd appearance of Talia al Ghul

Batman #258
DC ⋅ 1974
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Batman #258
 
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$165

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First mention of Arkham Hospital, later renamed Arkham Asylum

Detective Comics #400
DC ⋅ 1970
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Detective Comics #400
 
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1st appearance and origin of Man-Bat, a scientist whose experiment went awry after combining human and bat DNA to cure his own deafness

First team-up of Batgirl and Robin in a backup story

Detective Comics #608
DC ⋅ 1989
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Detective Comics #608
 
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1st appearance of Anarky, Lonnie Machin

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