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Originally Posted by csnarpy

i used to collect along time ago. Sold off most of mine but I still have 2 boxes that I'll probably never rid of.

My prize comics being: Flash #1, Dark Knight #1, Wolverine #1 and Detective Comics #27 (if you know this comic book, you'll absolutely know why it's in my SDB - my Aunt, of all people, gave this to me when I was in my teens and I've been happy ever since!)

I find it hard to believe you have that you have an actual Detective 27. Your other prize comics are worth(in the real world and not the guide) Flash #1(1987) $1, Dark Knight #1 $8 and Wolverine #1 $10. I don't think DC ever distributed comics to Canada back then and especially in western Canada. There are only around 100 copies left in existence.



Collectors should be aware that there was an EXACT REPRINT of Detective Comics # 27, published in 1974 under DC Comics' FAMOUS FIRST EDITION line. Originally, the comic had a stiff outer cover identifying it as a reprint. When the outer cover is removed, it is IDENTICAL to the original book, except that it is OVERSIZED 10" long and 13 1/2 inches tall. There have been many instances over the years where a non-comic collector has been fooled by one of these reprints. When I owned a comic book store, I got at least one call per month from someone with an oversized reprint of either Action Comics # 1 (1st Superman), Detective Comics # 27 (1st Batman), Sensation Comics # 1 (1st Wonder Woman title), Whiz Comics # 2 (# 1) (not identical to the original, but not identified as a reprint either), Batman # 1, or Superman # 1.

A genuine Detective Comics # 27 will be the same size as a normal Golden Age comic book, which is slightly smaller than a normal sized magazine.

There is also a 1984 reprint of Detective Comics # 27, produced as an Oreo Cookies giveaway. This comic is 32 pages long instead of 68, and has 3 batman stories instead of 1. (The others are from Detective # 38 - 1st Robin and Batman # 1 - 1st Joker). the cover is paper instead of glossy, it says "collector's edition" on the cover, plus the cover price is "free" instead of 10 cents. This is less frequently passed off as the genuine article. It is harder to find and worth more money intact.