Detective Comics #31 (DC, 1939) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages....

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Detective Comics #31 (DC, 1939) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages. In the storied run of DC's namesake title, only issue #27 is more valuable. This one comes in at #10 (tied) on Overstreet's Top 100 Golden Age Comics list. It has a lots of firsts -- first appearances of the Batplane, the Batarang, Julie Madison, and Batman's first super-powered foe, the Monk -- but it's the classic Bob Kane cover that really sets this issue apart. In fact, this is the single best comic book cover of the Golden Age according to a poll of collectors conducted by Heritage and CGC in 2016. It's also pretty rare in this grade -- we haven't seen a higher-graded certified copy since we offered the Davis Crippen "D" Copy nearly 11 years ago! In our most recent Signature auction, a FR 1.0 copy realized over $40,000! Overstreet 2020 VG 4.0 value = $65,000; FN 6.0 value = $97,500. CGC census 11/20: 5 in 5.0, 7 higher.

CGC Grader Notes:
Back Cover Wear
Bottom Spine Small Spine Split
Bottom Spine Wear
Center Front Cover Large Crease
Center Spine Small Spine Split
Front Cover Wear
Front Cover Writing
Left Center Back Cover Small Tear
Right Bottom Front Cover Small Tear
Right Center Front Cover Shadow
Right Center Whole Book Multiple Bend
Spine Stress Lines
Top Spine Small Spine Split
Top Spine Wear

View the certification for CGC Certification ID 0700549001, including grader's notes if available and a link to the latest full census report for the issue.*

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