The most valuable comic books
12. Detective Comics #29
Market value
$245,000
Three-month gain
-4.3%
One-year gain
30.3%
Three-year gain
49.4%
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There's great debate among comic book scholars — yes, there are comic book scholars — as to who exactly created Batman. Bob Kane usually gets the credit, but Bill Finger certainly had a hand in coming up with this iconic character. Issue #29, which was written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Kane, marked the second time the caped crusader appeared on the cover of Detective Comics. It would not be the last.
(Pricing data: Nostomania)
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