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101 things in your attic that could be worth a lot of money

198. 1939 AD “Detective Comics” Batman

Creator: dc comics
Original Price: $0.10*
Current value: $1.38 million*

Comic book collectors are not afraid to invest a lot of money to obtain rare comics, particularly if they feature classic superheroes like Batman. Detective Comics # 27 is one such rare comic and sold at auction for US $ 1.27 million in 2020. Although unrestored, this copy was still in good condition so it could make a record-breaking sale.

1939 AD\Detective Comics

To date, only two copies of Detective Comics # 27 exist. # 27 was a debut issue for DC as it was released a year after Action Comics # 1. The featured story in # 27 was "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate", a murder mystery involving the Apex Chemical Corporation.

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