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Detective Comics #37 (DC, 1940) CGC Conserved VF 8.0 White pages. The Boy Wonder would be making his first appearance in the very next issue of Detective, so Batman goes solo here for the final time. Creator Bob Kane (with assistance from Jerry Robinson) provided the cover art for the early Dark Knight outing. The many backup features include the Crimson Avenger (who had actually been in this title longer than Batman), Speed Saunders, and Slam Bradley. Fred Guardineer and Joe Shuster both contributed interior art for the issue. Currently, issue #37 is ranked #40 on Overstreet's list of Top 100 Golden Age Comics. CGC notes, "Conservation includes: spine split sealed to cover, cover cleaned, cover reinforced." Overstreet 2018 GD 2.0 value = $4,600; VG 4.0 value = $9,200; FN 6.0 value = $13,800; VF 8.0 value = $32,800.

CGC Grader Notes:
Cover cleaning (High quality) A-1
Reinforcement to cover (Archival material, high quality) A-1
Small Spine split sealed to cover (Archival material, high quality) Top A-1
crease left bottom of back cover
crease left top of front cover breaks color
light wear all corners cover
readers crease breaks color
spine stress lines
very small, multiple tear right center of front cover

View the certification for CGC Certification ID 0292830001, including grader's notes if available and a link to the latest full census report for the issue.*

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Sold on Nov 15, 2018 for: $9,600.00
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