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Batman
#227 · 1970
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DC Comics · 1970 · CGC 8.0 · Universal Blue
Batman #227 (DC Comics, December 1970) — the classic Neal Adams cover homage to Detective Comics #31. CGC 8.0, cream to off-white pages.
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Batman #227 carries one of Neal Adams's most reproduced covers, a homage to Detective Comics #31 from 1939, over "The Demon of Gothos Mansion!" by Denny O'Neil and Irv Novick — a gothic Bronze Age mystery that sends Batman into a sinister mansion after a missing young woman — plus a Robin backup story. The CGC label reads "Classic cover. Detective Comics #31 cover homage."
Graded CGC 8.0 Very Fine with cream to off-white pages. Photographed front and back in the holder; the certification number is legible on the label.
This copy is encapsulated by CGC at 8.0 on a Universal Blue label under certification number 0271066017, which you can verify independently on the CGC website before you buy. The holder is intact and has not been cracked, re-sealed or altered.
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Background on Batman, the grade and what drives the price.
Key issues
Most famous Batman quotes come from films, TV and animation rather than the original comics, and no quote makes a comic more valuable. What collectors pay for is a key issue, such as Detective Comics #27, in a high certified grade.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
Characters
Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27, cover-dated May 1939, in a six-page story titled “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate”, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and published by Detective Comics, Inc. (DC). Finger, who wrote the story and shaped the costume, was officially credited by DC as co-creator from 2015. A CGC 8.0 copy sold for 1.5 million dollars at Heritage Auctions in January 2022.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
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