DC Comics: Detective Comics (1938), Issues 534-680, Annuals 1-7 (155 Total) For Sale

DC Comics: Detective Comics (1938), Issues 534-680, Annuals 1-7 (155 Total)

Detective Comics (later retitled as Batman Detective Comics) is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27 (cover-dated May 1939).

Writer Mike W. Barr and artists Alan Davis and Todd McFarlane crafted the "Batman: Year Two" storyline in Detective Comics #575–578 which followed up on Frank Miller's "Batman: Year One". Writer Alan Grant and artist Norm Breyfogle introduced the Ventriloquist in their first Batman story together and the Ratcatcher in their third (#585). Sam Hamm, who wrote the screenplay for Tim Burton's Batman, wrote the "Blind Justice" story in Detective Comics issues #598–600. Chuck Dixon became the writer of the series with issue #644 (May 1992). He and Tom Lyle co-created the Electrocutioner in Detective Comics #644 (May 1992) and Stephanie Brown in Detective Comics #647 (August 1992).

This Comic Lot includes all the 1st printing Batman comics released from Jan 1984 through Dec 1994 (Issues 534-680) including the Annuals (Issues 1-7).

All comics come bagged and boarded.

Key Issues:

546 1st appearance of Onyx Adams, a member of the League of Assassins

549 Green Arrow backup story written by Alan Moore

553 2nd appearance of Black Mask

554 Debut of new Black Canary costume

566 Classic cover art by Dick Giordano featuring Batman's Rogues Gallery

575 "Year Two" part 1, 1st appearances of the second Reaper, Judson Caspian and Rachel Caspian

576 "Year Two" part 2, Cover art by Todd McFarlane

577 "Year Two" part 3

578 "Year Two" part 4

583 1st appearance of Scarface & Ventriloquist

585 1st appearance of Ratcatcher, Otis Flannegan

647 1st appearance of Spoiler, Stephanie Brown, later becomes Robin

675 Embossed Gold Foil cover

Comics highlighted in RED are extremely rare in High Grade, all these issues are in Very Fine condition.

NOTE: These comics are not professionally graded, and the conditions noted below are best estimates.

Condition:

Title Number Variant Condition Detective Comics (1937) 534 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 535 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 536 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 537 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 538 A Very Fine + Detective Comics (1937) 539 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 540 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 541 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 542 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 543 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 544 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 545 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 546 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 547 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 548 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 549 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 550 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 551 A Fine + Detective Comics (1937) 552 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 553 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 554 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 555 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 556 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 557 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 558 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 559 A Very Fine + Detective Comics (1937) 560 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 561 A Fine - Detective Comics (1937) 562 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 563 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 564 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 565 A Very Good Detective Comics (1937) 566 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 567 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 568 A Fine/Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 569 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 570 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 571 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 572 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 573 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 574 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 575 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 576 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 577 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 578 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 579 A Fine/Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 580 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 581 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 582 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 583 A Very Fine + Detective Comics (1937) 584 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 585 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 586 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 587 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 588 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 589 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 590 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 591 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 592 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 593 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 594 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 595 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 596 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 597 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 598 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 599 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 600 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 601 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 602 A Very Fine - Detective Comics (1937) 603 A Very Fine + Detective Comics (1937) 604 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 605 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 606 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 607 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 608 A Very Fine - Detective Comics (1937) 609 A Very Fine - Detective Comics (1937) 610 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 611 A Very Fine - Detective Comics (1937) 612 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 613 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 614 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 615 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 616 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 617 A Fine/Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 618 A Fine/Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 619 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 620 A Very Fine + Detective Comics (1937) 621 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 622 A Very Fine + Detective Comics (1937) 623 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 624 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 625 A Fine/Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 626 A Very Fine - Detective Comics (1937) 627 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 628 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 629 A Very Fine - Detective Comics (1937) 630 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 631 A Very Fine + Detective Comics (1937) 632 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 633 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 634 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 635 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 636 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 637 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 638 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 639 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 640 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 641 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 642 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 643 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 644 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 645 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 646 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 647 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 648 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 649 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 650 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 651 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 652 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 653 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 654 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 655 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 656 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 657 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 658 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 659 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 660 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 661 A Very Fine + Detective Comics (1937) 662 A Fine/Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 663 A Fine/Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 664 A - Orange Logo Very Fine + Detective Comics (1937) 665 A Fine Detective Comics (1937) 666 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 667 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 668 A Near Mint - Detective Comics (1937) 669 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 670 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 671 A Very Fine + Detective Comics (1937) 672 A Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 673 A Very Fine + Detective Comics (1937) 674 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 675 A - Standard Cover Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 675 B - Embossed Gold Foil Cover Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 676 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics (1937) 677 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 678 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 679 A Very Fine Detective Comics (1937) 680 A Very Fine Detective Comics Annual (1988) 1 A Very Good Detective Comics Annual (1988) 2 A Fine/Very Fine Detective Comics Annual (1988) 3 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics Annual (1988) 4 A Very Fine + Detective Comics Annual (1988) 5 A Very Fine/Near Mint Detective Comics Annual (1988) 6 A Fine - Detective Comics Annual (1988) 7 A Very Fine