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Section II: BATMAN in DETECTIVE COMICS DETECTIVE COMICS No. 27 * 1st Appearance of BATMAN Provenance: DC Universe Collection Publisher: DC [Indicia: Detective Comics, Inc.] Date Published: May, 1939 Description: CGC certified: Fine- (5.5). Purple Label: Restored (A-4: Excellent quality, moderate quantity). Off-white to white pages. Grader notes: "Centerfold reinforced; cleaned; color touch on front cover & spine; light subscription crease front cover; light, multiple crease cover; pieces added 1st wrap A-1; pieces added spine A-3; spine reinforced; tear seals front cover & interior conserved." Provenance: The DC UNIVERSE COLLECTION. CGC Census: 76 graded copies (37 Universal, 1 Qualified, 38 Restored). GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A restored 4.5 (EP, married back cover) sold for $44,500 in 2010; a restored 6.0 (SP) sold for $61,065 in 2006. More recently, a restored/conserved 0.5 (No Grade: Coverless/Incomplete) sold for $70,000 (7/23), and a restored 0.5 (A-1, No Grade: Coverless/Incomplete) sold for $35,100 in 12/18. For comparison purposes, here are recent Universal sales: A 4.5 sold for $1,140,000 in 1/22; a 5.0 sold for $1,125,000 in 6/21. Credits: Cover: Bob Kane. Scripts: Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Homer Fleming, Jerry Siegel, Jim Chambers?, Tom Hickey, Leo O'Mealia, Paul Gustavson, Sven Elven?, Russell Cole, Jerry Siegel. Art: Bob Kane, Fred Guardineer, Homer Fleming, Wayne Boring (ghosting for Joe Shuster), Jim Chambers, Tom Hickey, Leo O'Mealia, Paul Gustavson, Sven Elven, Russell Cole, Joe Shuster. Overstreet: "The Bat-Man and Commissioner Gordon begin (1st app.); Batman cover (1st); Bat-Man's secret identity revealed as Bruce Wayne." Bat-Bibliography: The DC Universe Collection copy of Detective Comics #27 is given multiple pages of coverage in Taschen's 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking (pp. 50, 111-112), with the following commentary: "After seeing what Superman did for Action, editor Vin Sullivan invited many of his contributors to submit concepts for a superheroic investigator to boost Detective's sales likewise. The 'Crimson Avenger' on the cover of No. 22 didn't do the trick, but Batman did, and got the regular cover spot from No. 35 onward.... The 'Bat-Man' who appears in Detective No. 27 is not yet fully formed — note the stiff cape and hyphenated name — but many of the hallmarks are already there, notably the hero's grim demeanor, his other identity of Bruce Wayne, and his police connection in Commissioner Gordon." Bat-cyclopedia: "In May 1939 Batman makes his textual debut and matches wits with the villainous ALFRED STRYKER.... a ruthless chemical company executive who has two of his three former partners murdered... in an attempt to establish himself as sole owner of the Apex Chemical Company. Stryker dies when, during a climactic battle with BATMAN, he plummets headlong into a vat of acid. 'A fitting end for his kind,' murmurs Batman grimly (Det No. 27, May '39: 'The Case of the Chemical Syndicate')." — Michael L. Fleisher, The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman. Macmillan: 1976, pp. 115, 345. The Facts: This is the DC Universe Collection copy of Detective Comics #27, which contends with Action Comics #1 for the mantle of king of Golden Age comic books (the latest Overstreet Guide lists Detective Comics #27 as number 2 on its list of Top 100 Golden Age Comics, although the recent sale of a 6.0 copy for $1,740,000 may propel it to the number one spot in the next edition). This copy was featured prominently in Taschen’s monumental and definitive DC history book, 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking, and as a result of this prominent exposure, this is almost certainly the most widely-seen and admired copy of Detective Comics #27 in existence. The book was professionally restored by one of the top conservators in the world, Matt Nelson. Matt is currently President of CGC, and he restored this copy 19 years ago, when he was President of Classics