Detective Comics #32 (DC, 1939) CGC FN+ 6.5 Cream to off-white pages. The early Golden Age Batman was a bit different from t...

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Detective Comics #32 (DC, 1939) CGC FN+ 6.5 Cream to off-white pages. The early Golden Age Batman was a bit different from the later character in some respects -- not only does he use a gun here, he shoots two villains while they're asleep! Overstreet calls it the "first time a costumed hero used a gun in comic books." Bob Kane's dark character was already the star of the book in this, his sixth appearance, and while he didn't get full cover billing here, this was the first issue to have the "Batman head" logo on the cover. The main cover scene with a cop coming out on top is by Fred Guardineer. The detectives in the issue include Speed Saunders (drawn by Guardineer) and Slam Bradley (with a Jerry Siegel story and Joe Shuster art). Only one unrestored copy of this issue has been certified with a higher grade by CGC to date. Overstreet 2004 FN 6.0 value = $1,821; VF 8.0 value = $4,429. CGC census 12/04: 1 in 6.5, 1 higher. From the Northern Lights Collection.

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