ELLWOOD CITY, PA. – Holy collectibles, Batman! A near-mint copy of Detective Comics 27, a pre-World War II comic featuring Batman’s debut, was recently found in a Pennsylvania attic.
The comic is considered to be the second most valuable available and can fetch up to $500,000. Only Action Comics 1, where
Superman makes his first appearance, is more valuable.
Collector Todd McDevitt won’t say how much he paid for the comic or who sold it to him.
“It was a typical story of someone cleaning up junk in their attic and finding an old comic book and wondering if this was one of those ones that was worth a lot of money,” McDevitt said.
McDevitt, owner of the Pittsburgh region’s five New Dimension Comics stores, said he has been saving money since 1986 so that he could buy a valuable comic when it appeared. McDevitt’s comic now sits safely in an airtight bag in a bank vault. On occasion, he takes it out to show friends and customers.
By The Associated Press
