Great article on just how rare #27 is.
"CGC has only 72 total DC #27s. Of those, just 35 attained the universal label, meaning it is complete with all the pages and no missing ads. There are only 36 restored copies and one qualified grade listed in the CGC census data, which is a testament to its rarity in any and all categories. "
Most often, it's a photo of Robert Kanigher, who wrote Wonder Woman
for about eight million years and who edited and often wrote DC's war
comics for a very long time. When Kanigher received a posthumous Bill
Finger Award
Among the ensemble voice cast is Naya Rivera, the late Glee star who died in July. Rivera completed her voice work as Catwoman/Selina Kyle for The Long Halloween, which will be a two-part project, with Part One expected to bow this spring or summer.
On March 30, 1939, Bill Finger and Bob Kane debuted “The Bat-Man” in the pages of Detective Comics #27 with a cover date of May 1939. Happy 82nd anniversary to the Batman.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/first-batman-comic-sells-for-record-1-5-million
This was the most expensive comic ever sold by Heritage Auctions
Artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger's story "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate," published in Detective Comics No. 27, introduced the world to The Dark Knight.
The Detective Comics sale came during the first session of Heritage Auction’s four-day Comics & Comic Art event, which runs through Nov. 22 and features the so-called “Alfred Pennyworth Collection”, a Batman-centric collection from Randy Lawrence; his Batman No. 2, from 1940, sold for $63,000 during the same session.
The first appearance of Batman delivered an edgy, dark character with a more ominous yin to Superman's yang. Batman helped usher in a more adult approach to comics, one closer to the pulp books and radio shows popular at the time. While the Caped Crusader would occasionally become campy, the shadowy character generally stayed true to Bob Kane's original interpretation.
In anticipation of #BatmanDay, vote for your favorite version of the iconic Batsuit! Follow along through the week on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram Stories to see who the big winner is. pic.twitter.com/ZRy0I5e0nB— DC (@DCComics) September 10, 2018
